Two Kingdoms, One City: How Christianity Took Root in Roman Philippi
Philippi knew the power of Rome: its laws, citizenship, monuments, and order. Then a quiet gathering beside the river introduced the city to another kingdom.
What Conversion Cost an Early Christian
In the Roman world, religion permeated households, business, friendship, and civic life. Turning from the gods could therefore cost an early Christian far more than private certainty.
When Trust Takes Time: How the Early Church Tested Prophecy
Early Christians believed in prophecy, but they did not accept every spiritual claim. Scripture, communal discernment, personal conduct, and allegiance to Christ all helped them distinguish a true message from a false one.
The Freedom to Stay
What the prison in ancient Philippi teaches us about the freedom no empire could give—or take away.