Christmas in April
He made a covenant with God that day, writing down 13 items, initialing each one. Continue reading Christmas in April
Tag: #On This Day in Christian History
Norway’s Pious Preacher
Lutheranism was born of Martin Luther’s mighty zeal in the 1500s, but a century later it had sunk into cold and weary formalism. In the 1600s God raised up other giants to rekindle the flames and extend the Reformation into … Continue reading Norway’s Pious Preacher
Politician to Preacher
The skeptical Augustine found himself deeply impressed by the power of Ambrose’s sermons, Continue reading Politician to Preacher
His Ideal Idelette
Churchmen had been celibate for centuries, and John Calvin wondered if he, a first-generation Protestant, should break tradition. “I am not yet married,” he wrote. “Whether I shall ever marry I do not know. In any case, if I take … Continue reading His Ideal Idelette
The Last Avignon Pope
Pierre Roger de Beaufort was born at Maumont, France, around 1330. His uncle was Clement VI who bestowed a number of benefices upon him. In 1348, the pope created the eighteen-year-old a cardinal deacon. The young cardinal attended the University of Perugia, … Continue reading The Last Avignon Pope
Old Jeffrey
The family eventually named their ghost “Old Jeffrey.” Continue reading Old Jeffrey
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