Apologetics are a part of martyrdom, as we give a defense of what we believe to our neighbor as we share Christ with them.

Sources:

-my notes for this episode: https://sandhandrews.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/apologetics-science-and-christianity.pdf

- Bill Nye video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbYJfwFgOU

We look at the role of hymns and joy in our suffering by taking a look at the lives of the 9th century bishop Theodulf and the 17th century Paul Gerhardt.

Sources

·  “They Went to Their Deaths Singing” article by JD Raymond in Gaudium Magazine, March 8, 2022, https://www.gaudiummag.com/p/they-went-to-their-deaths-singing·    https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/galen.html·    https://catholicexchange.com/conversion-saint-paul/·    Eusebius, The History of the Church, Penguin Books, London, 1989.  Page 148.

Sources

• https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=366

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence

• https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/b/125508/files/2024/11/Prudentius-Crown-of-Martyrs_24_11_18_16_24_43.pdf

• https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/08/saint-lawrence-of-rome-as-model-deacon.html

Sources:

• https://ilcouncil.org/tag/jan-van-essen/
• https://redbrickparsonage.wordpress.com/2023/06/29/first-lutheran-martyrdom-first-account/
• https://www.lutheranchoralebook.com/texts/a-new-song-be-by-us-begun/
• https://redbrickparsonage.wordpress.com/2023/07/03/martin-luthers-letter-to-christians-in-the-low-countries/

We look to recent martyrs and what God's Word teaches us about persecution of His Church.

Learn about two 2nd century brothers, Ignatius of Antioch and Justin Martyr.

We learn about the other gospel writers and continue our study of 1 Peter.

Learn about the Apostle Paul and his work in proclaiming the gospel of Christ to all nations.

In this episode, we explore St. George, who really existed, and the legend that he may have slayed a dragon. I also unpack the Scriptures behind my hymn, "Snatch Them from the Fire," which you are welcome to use however you would like. A copy of it can be found at https://sandhandrews.wordpress.com/resources/hymnody/

Thanks to Emma Wohlgemuth for the organ music to accompany the hymn moving forward.

We finish looking at the lives of the twelve apostles and continue our study of Peter's first letter to the Church.