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The Living Irenaeus of Lyons: A Blog Series on Against Heresies (Part 6: Book 2—Church Teaching vs. Heretics)

Posted on February 25, 2026 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 1 Comment

It has been three months since I last wrote anything here on my blog. I’m going to finally get around to get back into the swing of things by completing my seri...

Book Review/Church Fathers/Church History

The Living Irenaeus of Lyons: A Blog Series on Against Heresies (Part 1)

Posted on October 10, 2025 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 1 Comment

Over this past year of 2025, I have been engaged in a personal project involving reading through the two works of Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies and On the...

Church Fathers/Church History/Creation Evolution Debate

I Was Interviewed to Talk a Little Bit About Irenaeus! Enjoy the most interesting hour of your week!

Posted on January 27, 2023 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 2 Comments

Hi Everyone. As the title says, a few weeks ago I was interviewed to talk a bit about the early Church Father, Irenaeus. In particular, the talk is in regard to...

Book Review/Church Fathers/Church History

The Didache (The Early Church Fathers Series: Part 6)

Posted on March 23, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 246 Comments

The next stop on our journey through the Early Church Fathers is another anonymous document called The Didache: The Teaching of the Lord According to the 12 Apo...

Book Review/Church Fathers

The Letter to Diognetus (The Early Church Fathers Series: Part 5)

Posted on March 19, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 1 Comment

The next post in my Early Church Fathers isn’t actually about an early Church Father. Instead, it is about an early Church writing by an anonymous writer, some ...

Church Fathers/Church History

The Early Church Fathers Series (Part 4): Some Reflections on Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp

Posted on March 10, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 5 Comments

In this fourth installment of my series on the early Church Fathers, I want to pause and share some reflections regarding the first three Fathers I have looked ...

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A Random Post Today on “Teaching Biblical Worldview” (and what a true Christian worldview is)

Posted on February 27, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 2 Comments

Back in 2003, when I took a job at a small Christian high school in Arkansas, I was introduced to the concept of “teaching Biblical Worldview.” Now, I was hired...

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The Early Church Fathers Series: Polycarp of Smyrna (Part 3)

Posted on February 26, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 48 Comments

In this third installment of my blog post series on the early Church Fathers, I am going to look at Polycarp of Smyrna. Along with Clement of Rome and Ignatius ...

Book Review/Church History/Theology

The Early Church Fathers Series: Ignatius of Antioch (Part 2)

Posted on February 17, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 10 Comments

Shortly after the Jerusalem council of AD 49, the Apostle Peter relocated to Antioch to help lead the Church there. When Peter left for Rome, presumably at some...

Book Review/Church History/Jewish War/Theology

The Early Church Fathers Series: Clement of Rome (Part 1)

Posted on February 12, 2022 by joelando11@yahoo.com / 62 Comments

Clement of Rome is considered to be the first Apostolic Father of the Church, or more properly speaking, the first major figure in Christian history after the t...

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