Imagine that you're a teenager. You live in one of the biggest cities in the world, and your parents have just died, leaving behind a Bruce Wayne-esque amount of wealth and land. This is any kid's dream come true. The world is your oyster.

Unless your name is Anthony the Great. Then you decide to sell all your stuff, give it to the poor, and then go live in the desert for 80 years. I guess he was a little different.

Join us this week as we revisit the Desert Fathers with a close-up view of Anthony the Great!

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"Awwww here it goes."
--Kel Mitchell, Kenan and Kel

We're back in the early church again, which means we're into the story of Christian persecution in the Roman Empire.

The 3rd Century was no pleasant time for the Romans, Christian or not. Through a series of civil wars, external threats, and economic woes, the Empire was closer to collapse than ever before.

This growing instability would not bode well for the Christians. While the faith was steadily growing, the leaders of Rome will be increasingly desperate to correct course for their sinking ship. That will lead to newer, and harsher periods of persecution.

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John Brown was a man on a mission from God. Or so he thought.

Less than a decade before the Civil War began, John Brown would attempt to lead a slave rebellion by taking over a military armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Although unsuccessful, he would solidify his actions as a villain of the proslavery south and a hero of the antislavery north.

Brown considered himself as a hero of the Christian faith, trying to purge the sin of slavery from the country that he loved. Even today, his role in American history is polarizing.

Join John and his wife Annie (back again to bless the mic) as they discuss the enigma of John Brown.

Oh also, John doesn't know what the 19th century is. Don't be too hard on him.

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