Tychicus of the Seventy Apostles: The Bishop of Colophon
Tychicus was one of the Seventy Apostles mentioned in the New Testament. While you might call the Twelve Apostles Jesus’ “inner circle,” the Seventy were something of an outer circle that was nevertheless important in the minis...
Apollos in the Bible: Convert, Missionary, Bishop
Everyone knows about Jesus’ Twelve Disciples, but there were also a group called “the Seventy” who were also followers of Jesus. They came from a number of different backgrounds, and ended up playing pivotal roles in the format...
Sosthenes of The Seventy Disciples - by a Christian PhD
Sosthenes is mentioned a couple times in the New Testament. He appears in the opening verse of first Corinthians as part of St. Paul’s greeting, where he calls Sosthenes “our brother”: “Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Ch...
Pastor vs. Priest: What are the differences?
Christianity is an ancient, widespread religion. Over the centuries, it has built up a wide variety of termss that can get confusing. There are pastors, bishops, ministers, deacons, vicars, cardinals, elders, and popes—to name ...