The Venerable Bede

His name was Bede. I don’t know of any other names he had. It is a simple, almost humorous sounding name for one of the most significant scholars in history. It is because of Bede that historians can “fill in the gaps” of our knowledge of the early medieval world...

Medieval “Heroes”: Alcuin of York

When we use the word “hero” we usually think of someone in the military fighting against impossible odds, but persevering to keep the cause alive. Do you ever think of educators and scholars as heroes? Military heroes have famous names like George Washington or Audie...

You Can Thank Cassiodorus

How is it that we can go to a bookstore today and find great works of antiquity such as the writings of Julius Caesar, Aristotle, Tacitus, Tertullian, Augustine, and Ambrose? How is it that today we have at least 5,800 copies of the Greek New Testament, and some...

John Bunyan and His Thought for the New Year

Seventeenth century England saw much political and religious turmoil; resulting in the execution of a king, a civil war, restoration of the monarchy, and continued persecution against Christians who did not conform to the official dictates of the state. John Bunyan...

The Symbols of Christmas

It’s hard to escape the meaning of Christmas. Even when some people try to substitute “Happy Holidays” for “Merry Christmas” or “Holiday Tree” for “Christmas Tree”, we still have the symbols that decorate homes and businesses across the land. It is true that many of...