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True stories from church history told one generation at a time, with lessons for today. The original COACH podcast on video — 91 episodes spanning from 107 AD to 1797 AD.

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All Episodes — 91 Episodes
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0001 — 107 AD — Ignatius’ Brave Journey to the Lions
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0002 — 203 AD — Perpetua’s Vision in Prison
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0003 — 312 AD — Constantine’s Vision That Changed History
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0004 — 150 AD — The Rule Before the Book: Faith Traveled Faster Than Scripture
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0005 — 250 AD — The Catacombs of Faith: Rome’s Hidden Worship
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0006 — 405 AD — Jerome’s Bible Revolution: Translating Truth
7
0007 — 432 AD — Patrick’s Mission: Bringing Christ to Ireland
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0008 — 64 AD — Nero’s Torches: Christians in Flames
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0009 — 70 AD — Matthew’s Gospel: A Scribe’s Answer to Crisis
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0010 — 36 AD — Pilate’s Fall: The Prefect Who Could Not Escape the Cross
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0012 — 215 AD — Origen and the Alexandria Riots
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0013 — 144 AD — Marcion’s Dangerous Version of the Bible
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0014 — 190 AD — Susanna: Purity and Defiance
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0015 — 304 AD — Crispina: Defying Persecution
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0016 — 410 AD — The Sack of Rome: Faith Under Fire
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0017 — 62 AD — The Echo of the Book of Ephesians: Shaping Worship, Marriage, and Spirituality
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0018 — 330 AD — Frumentius Lights the Horn of Africa: Shipwrecked Slave to Apostle of Ethiopia
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0019 — 1672 AD — Anne Bradstreet: Faith, Poetry, and a Voice That Endures
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0020 — 265 AD — Dionysius Defends Unity in Baptism: Holding the Church Together Amid Disputes
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0022 — 380 AD — The Edict That Made Jesus Officially God and Made Christianity the State Religion
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0023 — 1054 AD — The Great Schism Divides the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
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0024 — 1791 AD — Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, Endures Slander Yet Advances the Faith
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0025 — 496 AD — Clovis’ Baptism Unites Frankish Christianity: His Wife’s Persistent Prayer Works
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0026 — 1274 AD — Council of Lyons: True Unity Requires Forgiveness Beyond Friendly Words
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0027 — 1885 AD — The Chicago–London Revival Ignites Global Evangelism: Ordinary Believers Multiply
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0028 — 112 AD — Early Gatherings Confound Rome: Why Simple Worship Still Matters Today
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0029 — 540 AD — Milan Destroyed: Worship Endures Beyond Fire and Betrayal
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0030 — 1525 AD — Drowned for Belief in Baptism: Women Sing While Going to the River
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0031 — 1619 AD — Dort’s Clash Over Salvation: Calvinism and Arminianism Today
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0032 — 225 AD — Hippolytus Apostolic Tradition Shapes Early Liturgy: Order Anchors Worship in Christ
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0033 — 730 AD — John Defends Icons: Faithful Art Reflects Jesus’ Incarnation Today
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0034 — 1863 AD — Dying Civil War Soldiers: Hope in the Midst of War
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0035 — 346 AD — Athanasius Returns and Inspires Courage to Hold Truth Today
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0036 — 1000 AD — Forecasting the Rapture Again and Again and Again: It Is Embarrassing
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0037 — 1745 AD — The Hymn Explosion: When Worship Began Teaching Doctrine in Song
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0038 — 460 AD — Writing Through Ruin: One Bishop Preserved Faith Amid Chaos
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0039 — 1212 AD — The Children’s Holy Crusade: They Marched After Adults into War
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0040 — 1223 AD — The Pope Approves St. Francis of Assisi’s Rule: Making the Franciscan Order Legit
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0041 — 1975 AD — The Willow Creek Church Saga: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
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0042 — 93 AD — Josephus Confirms Early Believers Had Faith That Drew Attention
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0043 — 1845 AD — Southern Baptists Divide: Morality Yields to Money and Mission Pressure
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0044 — 190 AD — Easter Divides the Dates but Unites the Faith: The Prayer of Jesus for Oneness
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0045 — 670 AD — England Becomes a Mission Force After Being a Mission Field
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0046 — 112 AD — Pliny’s Dilemma: Judging Christians
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0047 — 1582 AD — Gregorian Calendar’s Vanishing Ten Days: When Apocalypse Panic Tested Trust in God
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0048 — 320 AD — Forty Soldiers on a Frozen Lake: The Crown That Comes Through Suffering
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0049 — 897 AD — How a Corpse Was Put On Trial: The Cadaver Synod Exposed Church Corruption
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0050 — 1704 AD — Ancestor Altars and Gospel Boundaries: The Decision That Changed China’s Future
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0051 — 411 AD — Synesius of Cyrene Refuses to Renounce His Marriage
50
0052 — 1819 AD — Mary Mason’s Missionary Society: From Tracts to TikTok, the Call to Evangelism
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0053 — 395 AD — Augustine Cleans House: When Trust Broke and the Church Had to Prove Its Integrity
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0054 — 1770 AD — John Wesley Methodist Societies Flourish in England: How Community Sparked Revival
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0055 — 100 AD — The Didache: When the Church Wrote Down How to Live
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0056 — 1347 AD — Black Death and the Response of the Church: When Ministry Costs Us Safety
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0057 — 155 AD — The Martyrdom of Polycarp in Smyrna: When Faith Meets Fire
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0058 — 1141 AD — When the Church Condemned Logic and Accidentally Launched a Thousand Classrooms
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0059 — 1517 AD — Luther Nails the 95 Theses: When Repentance Was Not for Sale
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0060 — 451 AD — The Council of Chalcedon: When Defining Jesus Divided the Church
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0061 — 814 AD — Charlemagne’s Death and His Impact on Church Structure
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0062 — 1947 AD — Scrolls Found: The Word of God Endures in Faithful Hearts
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0063 — 327 AD — Helena Searches for the True Cross: Faith, Fact, and Holy Ground
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0064 — 1231 AD — The Brothers Who Found Joy in Having Nothing
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0065 — 1743 AD — James Davenport’s Fire: When Zeal Outran Wisdom
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0066 — 600 AD — The Birth of Gregorian Chant: Worship That Unites
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0067 — 1839 AD — Former Slave and Preacher John Jasper Gives Thanks Through the Storm
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0068 — 452 AD — Pope Leo Delivers a Famous Christmas Sermon
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0069 — 1223 AD — Francis of Assisi Creates the First Live Nativity Scene
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0070 — 1647 AD — How Banning Christmas Started the Plum Pudding Riots
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0071 — 1818 AD — Silent Night’s First Performance by Mohr and Gruber
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0072 — 403 AD — Eudoxia Shatters Church Unity: When Power Breaks the Peace
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0073 — 723 AD — Boniface Cuts Down the Sacred Oak and Builds a Christian Landscape
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0074 — 33 AD — Jesus Gives Thanks in the Face of Trouble: Having Gratitude in Hard Seasons
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0076 — 1621 AD — Three Days of Feasting Between Plymouth Settlers and the Wampanoag
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0078 — 210 AD — Tertullian’s Drift from Gifts to Heresy
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0080 — 525 AD — Dionysius Exiguus Creates Anno Domini Dating: Does Our Time Actually Belong to Jesus?
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0082 — 1741 AD — Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: Taking Jesus’ Warnings Seriously
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0084 — 180 AD — The Muratorian Fragment Lists Trusted Christian Writings: Learning Where to Trust
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0086 — 1227 AD — The Bible Gains Chapter Divisions: Making Scripture Easier to Navigate Together
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0088 — 1801 AD — The Cane Ridge Camp Meeting: When One Event Plants Many Seeds
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0090 — 170 AD — The Earliest Chronological Gospel Success: Tatian Compiles the Diatessaron
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0092 — 1415 AD — Jan Hus Burned: Trusting Jesus Without Guarantees
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0094 — 1501 AD — Pope Alexander VI Grants Spain Control of Tithes in the Indies
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0096 — 40 AD — Emperor Caligula Orders His Statue Installed in the Jerusalem Temple
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0098 — 1377 AD — Pope Gregory XI Returns to Rome
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0100 — 1529 AD — The Start of Protestantism Has an Odd Beginning
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0102 — 96 AD — Clement’s Letter to Corinth
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0104 — 65 BC — Honi the Circle Maker: Bold Prayer, Ancient Jewish Legend, and Christian Discernment
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0106 — 1355 AD — The Tavern Brawl and Saint Scholastica Day Riot: When Privilege Turned a City Violent
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0108 — 1797 AD — Wilberforce’s Manifesto: A Practical View of Christianity
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