The Emperor Who Could Not Outrun Their Love
In 362 AD, the Roman Emperor Julian set out to destroy Christianity — not with lions or fire, but by trying to out-love the church....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 13:34-35.
In 362 AD, the Roman Emperor Julian set out to destroy Christianity — not with lions or fire, but by trying to out-love the church. Julian, who had abandoned the faith of his upbringing to restore the old pagan gods, faced an embarrassing problem. In every city across the empire, it was the Christians who fed the hungry, nursed the sick, and buried the forgotten dead.…
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