Saksagan

During Ottoman rule, the Turks removed two marble columns from the north side of the parakklesion and replaced them with a wide arch.Restoration in...

What was saved with great effort was soon lost again.A Plan to Convert Churches (1584)In 1584, less than 50 years after the last attempt,...

After the Ottoman conquest, the Christians who stayed in Constantinople faced constant danger. They made up about 40% of the population and were often...

People who say, “I don’t want anything to do with God,” will one day get exactly what they’ve chosen. In the end, they will...

One of the first Christian leaders in Smyrna was a man named Polycarp. He was the bishop (pastor) of the church there. In the...

One reason for suffering is to remove the things we depend on that aren't really strong. Hard times help us stop leaning on weak...

The Apostle Paul understood the problems that would arise in the church in Ephesus. He warned them about false teachers and encouraged them to...

In verse 3, Jesus commends the Ephesians for their hard work and perseverance: "You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have...

Unfortunately, there are many churches today that are like the one in Ephesus. These churches meet every week, singing hymns, saying creeds, and doing...

The man and his wife who brought me water were both smiling. Although we couldn’t talk to each other, I felt that we shared...