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Bernard of Clairvaux
[People]Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090–1153) was a twelfth-century French abbot and theologian. He played a central role in the growth of the Cistercian Order, and through his preaching and spiritual writings he exerted great influence on the medieval Western church.
Augustinians
[History]The Augustinians are a Catholic mendicant order that follows the monastic Rule of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. The order was formed in 1256, when several groups of hermits were united into a single body. It is also known as the order to which Martin Luther belonged as a friar before the Reformation.
The Navigators
[Institutions]The Navigators is an interdenominational mission organization founded by Dawson Trotman in the United States in 1933. It is known for discipleship training centered on one-to-one mentoring and Scripture memorization, and it officially began its ministry in Korea in 1966.
Proverbs 28
[Bible]Proverbs 28 belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs compiled by the men of Hezekiah. It consists of 28 verses of brief sayings that contrast the righteous and the wicked, the poor and the rich, and rulers and the law.
Acts 20
[Bible]Acts 20 is the chapter in which Paul, having completed his third missionary journey and setting out for Jerusalem, restores to life the young man Eutychus, who had fallen to his death at Troas, and at Miletus delivers a farewell address to the elders of the church at Ephesus.
2 Thessalonians 3
[Bible]The final chapter of 2 Thessalonians, which follows a request for prayer with instructions for correcting church members who live disorderly lives and refuse to work, and closes the letter with Paul's greeting in his own hand and a benediction.