December 26 — St Stephen’s Day, Boxing Day and more | Churchmouse Campanologist:
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"St Stephen’s Day
Stephen was the Church’s first martyr.
Students of the Bible and readers who have been following my series on Acts this year, will recall his story. Saul of Tarsus — St Paul — had a huge role to play in Stephen’s stoning.
Stephen was the first to offer an apologetic for a belief in Jesus:
Acts 7:2b-8 – Stephen, deacon, appearing before the court in the temple, apologetics, Abraham"
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GJ - I wanted to feature a few worthwhile blogs, and Churchmouse Campanologist has always been a favorite of mine. He offers a wealth of detail from what I assume is a lifetime of research.
St. Stephen's Day reminds me that one of Luther's best sermons is for this particular day. That is posted above.
