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Dec 25, 2023 • 30min

A Church Father Christmas Medley

On this special episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce will explore the incarnation and the celebration of God becoming a man by multiple Church Fathers such as: Ignatius of Antioch, Irenaeus of Lyon, Justin Martyr, Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen, John Chrysostom, John of Damascus, Mathetes to Diognetus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Augustine of Hippo, and Ephrem the Syrian. Merry Christmas to all!
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Dec 19, 2023 • 46min

Recovering the Ancient Office of Deacon

What did the Office of Deacon look like in the early church? On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce will explore the writings of Ignatius, Justin Martyr, and Pliny the Younger to investigate the true practice of a Deacon.
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Dec 15, 2023 • 60min

The Letters of Ignatius: To the Romans and the Philadelphians

On this episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler discuss the importance of church unity and dedication. This is part 2 of the short series on Ignatius' letter and will be covering his letters to the Philadelphians and Romans.
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Dec 10, 2023 • 1h 3min

The Letters of Ignatius: To the Ephesians, Magnesians, and Trallians

This is part one of three in a short series on the seven letters of Ignatius. Each episode will give an overview of each letter, along with an application of how the modern church can learn from the ancient one.
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Dec 3, 2023 • 41min

The Apostle Judas Thaddeus

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce continues the series on the Twelve Apostles. This episode will cover the life, death, and ministry of Judas not Iscariot. This episode will also cover the discrepancies about his name.
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Nov 22, 2023 • 1h 34min

The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: The Rise of the Baptist Church

This is part 3 of the mini-series covering the Trail of Blood Myth. On this episode, Dr. Stephen Boyce and co-host Tyler West will be discussing the first ever Baptist congregation and why the movement began. They will also discuss the great schisms between the early Baptists and why it is difficult to trace origins.
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Nov 18, 2023 • 33min

The Life, Ministry, and Death of the Apostle John

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Stephen Boyce continues the series on the life of the Apostles. This episode will cover the life, ministry, writings, and potential martyrdom of John.
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Nov 12, 2023 • 59min

The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: Paulicians, Albigensians, and Waldensians

On this Episode of FACTS, Stephen and Tyler will covering part 2 of the mini-series on the Baptist Trail of Blood. This episode will cover three groups that J.M. Carroll alleges to be the earliest Baptists: Paulicians, Albigensians, and Waldensians
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Nov 5, 2023 • 59min

The Baptist Trail of Blood Myth: Montanism, Novatianism, and Donatism

This episode with be part 1 of 3 discussion between Dr. Stephen Boyce and guest Contributor, Tyler West. They will respond to J.M. Carroll's book from the 1930's and discuss why the history is extremely unreliable. They will also discuss why there are Baptist sects that still use Carroll's chart to trace their belief system back to the Apostles. This episode will consist of two major groups that Carroll uses on the chart for the earliest evidence of Baptist practices.
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Oct 15, 2023 • 41min

Sabbath or Sunday: What Day Did the Early Church Gather?

On this episode of FACTS, Dr. Boyce will walk through Seventh-day Sabbatarianism. Did Constantine change the day of the week that Christians worshipped on in 321 AD? This episode will cover the biblical, historical, and spiritual concepts surrounding "The Lord's Day" and when the Christian Churches gathered for worship each week.

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