Despite living much of his life as a pagan the Roman emperor Constantine ndash ad implemented reforms that stopped the systematic persecution of Christians He also instituted the calendar we use dividing all of history into bc Before Christ and ad Anno Domini or Year of our Lord A move to secularize this system has changed the labels to ce Common Era and bce Before the Common Era Some people point to this as yet one more example of how the world keeps God out But God hasn rsquo t gone anywhere Regardless of the name our calendar still centers [... more]

Escaping the prison of pornography IS possible On FamilyLife Today author Ray Ortlund inspires listeners to hold fast to the truth and have genuine hope for the future Show Notes and Resources Find resources from this podcast at shop familylife com Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app Help others find Familylife Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify Check out all the Familylife's on the FamilyLife Podcast Network [... more]

In the early s the US was filled with anticipation of a bright future Youthful President John F Kennedy had introduced the New Frontier the Peace Corps and the task of reaching the moon A thriving economy caused many people to expect the future to simply ldquo let the good times roll rdquo Then the war in Vietnam escalated unrest on a national level unfolded Kennedy rsquo s assassination took place and a dismantling of the accepted norms of that previously optimistic society ensued Optimism simply wasn rsquo t enough and in its wake disillusionment prevailed nbsp Then in theologian [... more]