“By correct instinct, paganisms of all sorts discerned in the infant Church their only rival. So, while the new Hercules was yet in the cradle, they sent their snakes to kill him. But Hercules lived to cleanse out the Augean stalls.” Herbert Workman, Persecution in the Early Church, pp. 66.
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In our most recent Wednesday night core group gathering, we considered Thanksgiving. In our consideration, we found that our thanksgiving must be discerned – largely because we are Americans. We have much. We often express thanks for the prosperity that we live in, but what is the wellspring from which our thanksgiving must truly flow
Thank you to everyone who packed boxes for Operation Christmas Child this year! Last year, a small group of women from RVC packed 5 boxes. This year, as we opened up the opportunity to the whole church, we had an ambitious goal of packing 25 boxes. As a church, we packed a total of
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“Nor must we forget that the toleration of Rome, such as it was, was nearer akin to contempt and indifference. Now, the toleration which springs from contempt is often intensely intolerant of one thing, namely, of enthusiasm… A wise recognition of local usages was one thing, provided always that the interests of the State were
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“Christ could not be one among many; His claims rested upon higher grounds than senatorial allowance.” Herbert Workman, Persecution in the Early Church, p. 58.
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