** Correction on this episode – around minute 17 I misspoke and said “You can’t be a Christian and pro- life and I meant to say pro-choice.” ** Who is Boniface and why did he chop down Thor’s oak tree? And more importantly, why does his story help us make a change in our current culture for Christ? Get ready for some tree chopping, idol toppling fun.

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Boniface Option

Two sources of text in this episode:

1. Trials and Triumph by Richard Hannula – stories of Christians in history (available on amazon and at Canonpress.com)

2. An article written by a pastor and shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BonifaceOption

“Thor’s oak wasn’t felled because Boniface got the pagans to like him and think he was a pretty cool guy. These people hated him and his God. Thor’s Oak was felled because of the truth — that Jesus Christ is God, Thor is not. We have to learn not to care what unbelievers, people who are going to spend eternity in hell for their hatred of God, think. We ought not to care what their opinion of is. These are people who desperately need to hear the truth. The truth about a God-man who was murdered for speaking the truth. We have to understand, every unbeliever would have killed Jesus if they had the chance. What is sin if not attempted deicide, after all? Yet the Lord loved them and gave His life for them. As He was going through the agony of the cross at any instant with a single word He could have eviscerated those responsible for His murder. Instead, He forgave them.” – @BonifaceOption (pastor via Twitter)

How to Be a Boniface

1. Conform to Christ not to the world

2. Read the Bible

3. Teach your children the Word of God (use catechisms and song to help)

4. Evaluate your children’s education and give them a Christian education according to the means God has given you

5. Take a stand for righteousness

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SPF 078: Q&A What is Family Worship: http://www.sheprovesfaithful.com/podcast/episode78