A More Beautiful Life Collective
Grow in grace. Build with purpose. Live beautifully.
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Why You Should Study Church History (And Not Idolize It)
Why should we care about the Christians who came before us? Why should we study church history? We don’t want to idolize the saints of the past—or discount them. We study church history to be encouraged by the great cloud of witnesses, while we press on to the true goal of the Christian faith: Jesus.
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What you need to know about Confessions of Faith, Catechisms, and Liturgies
In this episode, we are looking at three types of confessional documents: Confessions of Faith, Catechisms, and Liturgies. We are going to talk about what they are, the most popular examples of them, and why it is worth your time to study them.
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What You Need to know about the Christian Creeds
In this episode, we are talking about the high-church confessional documents and why you should engage with them. No matter what denomination you belong to, these confessional texts – like Christian creeds, confessions of faith, catechisms, and liturgies – have been incredibly influential in the history of the Church. We need to wrestle with what…
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How to Reorient Your Year Around God: Celebrating the Church Calendar
In this post, we talk about why it is so important to orient your year around a calendar that prioritizes God. Then, we talk about why the church calendar helps to focus our year on worshipping God through its holidays and traditions. Finally, we break down the different parts of the church calendar.