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Some of the most striking stories of the early church after the New Testament come from times of persecution by the Roman Empire. In North Africa, the church was strong, but suffered greatly. In the early 3rd century in present day Tunisia, a noblewoman, Perpetua, who was a Christian, refused to take the oath of …
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This past weekend in my message, "The Final Move" from Luke 21:5-36, I shared the story of two early Christian martyrs, Perpetua and Felicitas. These women gave their lives for their faith in the city of Carthage at the turn of the 3rd century. You can read the entire account of their lives here, but …
Even though attention has centered on the unrest in Egypt in the last few days, there is still much happening in the North African country of Tunisia. The number of local believers in Tunisia is quite small and so we must pray for and with them during these challenging days. Recently, a new web resource …
Matthew Erickson 