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Note: In January of 2024, I began using Mailchimp and do not include past newsletters after December 2023 here. But you can see newsletters from before 2024 below.

Dec 2023: Volume 3, issue 12: go here

Nov 2023: Volume 3, issue 11: go here

Oct 2023: Volume 3, issue 10: go here

Sep 2023: Volume 3, issue 9: go here

Aug 2023: Volume 3, issue 8: go here

Jul 2023: Volume 3, issue 7: go here

Jun 2023: Volume 3, issue 6: go here

May 2023: Volume 3, issue 5: go here

Apr 2023: Volume 3, issue 4: go here

Mar 2023: Volume 3, issue 3: go here

Feb 2023: Volume 3, issue 2: go here

Jan 2023: Volume 3, issue 1: go here

Dec 2022: Volume 2, issue 12: go here

Nov 2022: Volume 2, issue 11: go here

Oct 2022: Volume 2, issue 10: go here

Sep 2022: Volume 2, issue 9: go here

Aug 2022: Volume 2, issue 8: go here

Jul 2022: No newsletter: Instead, try the Double-extreme Bible Trivia Quizzes here

Jun 2022: Volume 2, issue 6: go here

May 2022: Volume 2, issue 5: go here

Apr 2022: Volume 2, issue 4: go here

Mar 2022: Volume 2, issue 3: go here

Feb 2022: Volume 2, issue 2: go here

Jan 2022: Volume 2, issue 1: go here

Dec 2021: Volume 1, issue 12: go here

Nov 2021: Volume 1, issue 11: go here

Oct 2021: Volume 1, issue 10: go here

Sep 2021: Volume 1, issue 9: go here

Aug 2021: Volume 1, issue 8: go here

Jul 2021: Volume 1, issue 7: go here

Jun 2021: Volume 1, issue 6: go here

May 2021: Volume 1, issue 5: go here

Apr 2021: Volume 1, issue 4: go here

Mar 2021: Volume 1, issue 3: go here

Feb 2021: Volume 1, issue 2: go here

Jan 2021: Volume 1, issue 1: go here

Topics listed alphabetically

-6 words many Christians misunderstand, go here

-40 Martyrs of the early church, go here

-95 Theses, Martin Luther's, go here

-AD & BC: Where did they come from?, go here

-Apocrypha (OT) and Deuterocanonicals, go here

-Baptize, different ways, go here

-Basic Beliefs of Christianity, go here

-Blaurock, George, First person baptized as an adult in 1200 years

-Bunyan, John and Pilgrim's Progress

-Calendar, loss of 11 days, go here

-What does Calvin have to do with democracy?, go here

-Carey, William, father of modern missions, go here

-Carey's sister, go here

-24 Catholic Churches? Yes, go here

-Chapters and Verses of NT, go here

-Different ways and doctrines of practicing Communion, go here

-Corinthians, an additional letter, go here

-Crèches, pictures of, go here

-Crusades, go here

-Contemporary Christian music, development of, go here

-Denominations, why so many? go here

-Denominations, why so many? Another answer, go here

-Docetism, the first Christian heresy, go here

-Earliest church building, go here

-Easter: why does the date change? go here

-Easter Sunrise Service, origin of go here

-Episcopalians: why the name change? go here

-Erastus: physical proof of one verse in the Bible, go here

-Ethiopian Christianity, ancient, go here

-Ethiopian Christianity, recent, go here

-First year of Christianity: How fast did it grow?, go here

-God-shaped hole in everyone: Origin of the idea, go here

-Graham, Billy, how did he get started? go here

-Hezekiah's Tunnel

-Japanese Christians in hiding for 250 years, go here

-Jerusalem, complete history, go here

-Judas: Why did he betray Jesus? One theory, go here

-Jesus' birth year: 4 BC? go here

-Jesus: His early years, go here

-Judson and Rice: They brought Baptists together and started a missions organization, go here

-King James Version Bible: Has it changed?

-Leadership styles in churches (4 types), go here

-Luther's hymn

-Luther, Martin: Table Talk, go here

-Mark, Biography of

-Methuselah/Flood, go here

-Missionaries, statistics, go here

-Moravians, go here

-Mormons, origin of, go here

-New Testament: the earliest scrap, go here

-New Testament Canonization: How we got the NT, go here

-Old Testament: the earliest scrap, go here

-Ontological argument for God, go here

-What is the origin of the (second) Nativity Scene?, go here

-Naming a church (just for fun)

-Nicaea: First church council, go here

-Non-Christian references to Jesus, go here

-Original Apostles, when did they die?, go here

-Paul, physical description of

-Persecutions, extent of Roman, go here

-Pentecostalism, when it started, go here

-Pietism and Philip Jacob Spener, go here

-Puritans and Pilgrims, go here

-Return of Jesus: 2 guesses, go here

-Saturday worship for some, go here

-Schools, yes, these schools started as Christian schools, go here

-Sinaiticus: The earliest Bible that has been discovered, go here

-Second Great Awakening: Camp Meetings and Big Tents, go here

-Separation of Church and State, origin of, go here

-St Patrick: Who was he? go here

-Stained glass in churches, what is the origin? go here

-Stylites: Sitting on columns to get away from it all, go here

-Thomas (Apostle) in India, go here

-Trinity: The word is not in the Bible, so who coined it?, go here

-TULIP: Why Calvin would disagree, go here

-Tyndale, William, go here

-Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its connection with the War on Ukraine, go here

-Complete history of UMC church, including recent split, go here

-World Christian Missions: How did changes in transportation affect it?

-Why other people believe the way they do (and you also), go here

-Your God Is Too Small, Christian Spiritual Classic

Quizzes

-Funny answers to questions I have gotten in the past, go here

Questions? Comments?
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