This special Church history series is a culminating project for a seminary class, so these episodes won’t follow our usual model for Scripture meditation. Rather, I’d like to take you on a journey through time, tracing the thread of what it looked like to live a life of complete devotion to God. For better or for worse, how has consecration been defined? And who were the ones held up as heroes of the faith?

Sources consulted for this episode:

• Manna Software. My Daily Office. Version 2027.7. Mobile app. iOS. Apple App Store. https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/pray-with-my-daily-office/id1215675361.
• Maxwell, Melody. “Protestant Reformation.” Prezi presentation, CHUR 5013 Intro to Christian History, Acadia Divinity College.
• Shelley, Bruce L. Church History in Plain Language. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2021.
• Vischer, Phil and Skye Jethani, hosts. “A Rabbi and a Priest Walk into a Podcast with Father James Martin.” The Holy Post. February 25, 2026. Podcast, 01:28:00. https://www.holypost.com/post/709-a-rabbi-and-a-priest-walk-into-a-podcast-with-father-james-martin.

Ambient Piano Meditation Prayer Nature Contemplation Worship Music by Denis Pavlov from Pixabay

Thanks to ChatGPT for helping me come up with the catchy series title…its succinct suggestion for “the changing perception of Christian heroes throughout Church history.” The subtitle? That’s all mine. I have no trouble with wordy descriptions! 😉

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