Oldcastle was a friend of the king.  He served in the armies of the English King Henry IV, was a ladies man as was the king, and fought with swords.  He would come under the influence of a greater Kin...  Read More

Jerome was shaped by John Wycliffe, as many were at this time.  John translated the 1st english new testament and Jerome used that to translate into the Czech language. Jerome was a scholar and at the...  Read More

Jan Hus was from modern day Czech Republic. It was his mother who prompted him into the priesthood but he would take full responsibility for what came next. I will begin at his death because his death...  Read More

William was taught and brought up under John Wycliffe.  He was the most ablest among the preachers.  This group was called the Lollard's. Not much is known of William except his preaching days as a Ch...  Read More

Todays is a personal favorite of mine.  John Wycliffe lived & worked in the United Kingdom.  He was a theologian and one of the 1st church reformers. He was a back to the Bible guy.  He pushed back ag...  Read More

The Waldenses movement still exists to this day.  It is considered to be the 1st reformation, even before Calvin and Luther. A man by the name of Peter Waldo (Valdo) was its founder.  He was a wealthy...  Read More

There were actually 7 crusades and several various expeditions.  None of them truly were a success but there were short term victories.  These "holy wars" would last over 200 years.  They initially so...  Read More

I take a brief Segway to cover the conditions of the Roman Catholic church during the time of the Medieval church. This fight for political & religious power over people came to an explosive point in ...  Read More

My do we have another great unknown one! Gellert was understood his duel citizenship. He lived with eternity in mind and heaven being his home. He would be the reason the people of Hungary would hear ...  Read More

Alphage was born into a noble English family, however since early childhood, chose to follow after Jesus & His kingdom rather than the temporal & privileged life of royalty.  He had a higher calling a...  Read More

Boniface was greatly used in Germany.  From an early childhood, he choose vocation of the church. He was ordained at age 30. Pope Gregory II commissioned him to evangelize Germany. He could have easil...  Read More

I now approach a new era of martyrs of the church.  Just as faithful, yet now the persecuted became the persecutors against these courageous Christians.  It was the secular Romans that killed Christia...  Read More