Francis was upset at the Friars Minor for accepting a house as gift from the Sultan of Egypt that they converted. Upon learning this, an outraged Francis went to kick the friars out of the house in person, all the while pissed at the actions of the friars, telling them that accepting the house went… Continue reading →
The main beliefs of the Good Christians, as described by Eberwin that the group of people practiced were, to follow in Christ’s footsteps, to imitate the apostolic lifestyle, forget earthly things, have no ties (to wander in a sense), not drink milk (which is very interesting to me; I wonder why they had a think… Continue reading →
In reading the Gospel of Thomas, we can see something that is truly unique and different from the other, more well-known gospels that we are used to reading. The writer of the Gospel of Thomas didn’t include miracles or even the death and resurrection of Jesus; the author only included parables and sayings! An example… Continue reading →
I really enjoyed reading the Acts of Thecla, because it gives us another side to the story of women’s roles in the community as well as women’s roles in ministry during the time period. Normally women have been left out of the narrative of ministry, because, as we see in history and even nowadays, women… Continue reading →
