A Hymnbook Under His Arm
Levi (Matthew) wasn’t the only tax collector… Continue reading A Hymnbook Under His Arm
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Bartholomew’s Day
When 10-year-old Charles IX became king of France in 1560, his mother, Catherine de Medici, seized power as queen regent then tried to stabilize her religiously divided country. She tilted first toward Protestants then toward Catholics. Skirmishes broke out; and … Continue reading Bartholomew’s Day
The Warrior Pope
Giuliano della Rovere began climbing the ecclesiastical ladder as a youth, aided by his uncle, Pope Sixtus IV. In 1503 Giuliano himself became Pope Julius II. He secured his office by promising the cardinals to seek their advice on important … Continue reading The Warrior Pope
One Hundred Hymns
Dober ministered to those suffering from malaria, at one point nearly dying of the fever himself. Continue reading One Hundred Hymns
The Two Lips of God
When the British monarchy was reinstated in 1660, a series of new laws stifled religious liberty. The Act of Uniformity, for example, required all ministers to use The Book of Common Prayer as a format for worship. Many non-Anglicans refused, … Continue reading The Two Lips of God
Maximus
Another delegation was sent, and the emperor offered Maximus great rewards to convert to Monothelitism, and great suffering if he refused. Continue reading Maximus
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