TRUE OR FALSE Patrick was responsible for driving all of the snakes from Ireland Patrick was Irish Patrick used the shamrock to teach Christians about the Trinity Patrick was the first Christian to bring the gospel to Ireland Patrick converted the entire country of Ireland to Christianity Patrick brewed green, […]
Ruth Tucker
The Moravian Church has been described as “one of the most remarkable missionary churches in Christian history” (Ruth Tucker, From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya). In a day and time when few people were thinking about missionary activities, the Moravians were going to the most remote places on the globe and […]
Characteristics of Early Moravian Missionary Activities
This post concludes my three-part series (part 1, part 2) on the early Moravians. Today I draw attention to some of the places they served and elements of their missionary methods. The Moravians had a global vision and acted upon it. Missionary activity was not something they simply discussed; it […]
Early Moravians, Where and How? (Part 3)
Ruth Tucker writes, “Shrouded in legend and glorified by sainthood, Patrick, Ireland’s great fifth-century missionary is one of the most misrepresented figures in church history” (From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya, 37). On this first episode of Strike the Match, we are discussing, “Who was St. Patrick and what can we […]