The latest issue of Christian History Magazine is devoted to: ‘Christianity on the Seas’.
From the blurb:
‘God tells us in his Word that he made the sea, and it belongs to him (Psalm 146:6). Throughout the Bible, this powerful creation reveals aspects of God’s character, including his sovereignty and providence. And, throughout history, those whose livelihoods depended on the sea have understood it as a means of both God’s provision and judgment.
‘In this issue of Christian History, journey with us through the two-millennia story of Christianity on the seas. Beginning with Scripture and Jesus’s authority over the winds and the waves, we then follow this story through the centuries. Sail with Paul the Apostle, Brendan the Navigator, the Judsons, and other missionaries as they evangelize distant shores. Traverse the Atlantic with Bartolomé de Las Casas, the Puritans, John Newton, John Wesley, and more – as they face what they really believe about God when the stormy seas nearly swallow them.
‘We’ll also cover the history of ministry to seafarers – those who live out more of their days on the water than on land. In the Western world, starting in the seventeenth century, Christians began to recognize the desperate need for spiritual, physical, and emotional care for sailors. From this need sprang numerous worldwide ministries offering Bibles, lodging, chaplain programs, and even floating churches…
‘[D]iscover the powerful witness in God’s creation and in the hearts of the men and women who received, carried, and delivered his good news by way of the waters.’
The whole magazine is available as a 12.5 MB pdf here.
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