It appeared everything would work out perfectly when Ivan the Great married Sophia Palaiologos. But when inheritance was discussed the problems arrived.
05/28/26
When the enemies of your faith surround you, don’t look to your own wits and wisdom.
05/27/26
The wicked emperor, Andronikos, thought he could manipulate a human prophecy in order to save his kingdom. If only he understood which blood saves!
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05/26/26
The same words of hope and peace that were entrusted to Israel are available to all, to “everyone who believes” (Acts 10:43).
05/04/26
Trueman engages the question of “What is man?” and demonstrates how contemporary definitions of mankind result in the dehumanizing of our neighbor.
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04/27/26
May we, as preachers, rise and proclaim that Jesus Christ is sufficient for all our spiritual hunger.
04/20/26
Christ’s saving work is finished, but his love is not locked away in the past.
04/02/26
On Maundy Thursday, Christ explicitly gave his disciples the new command from which the day takes its name, for the Latin words novum mandatum are the Vulgate’s translation of “new command.”
03/20/26
One great thing about our post-denominational age is that it has opened up opportunities to make common cause with other Lutherans who, despite their differences and eccentricities, can agree on some of the most important things.
03/16/26
The Church’s unity is not uniformity in every matter of her well-being. It is faithfulness in what constitutes her being.
03/13/26
Worship never existed as escape from the world, but preparation for life within it.
03/06/26
The Supper doesn’t depend on the faithfulness of the Church. It depends on the faithfulness of Christ.
02/25/26
Christian faith is never a solitary possession. When the congregation confesses, the old speak for the young, the strong for the weak, and the clear-voiced for the trembling.
02/13/26
Baptism does not promise us chocolates or flowers, but something far greater: life in Christ.
02/06/26
The Bible isn’t a set of moral examples or religious insights. It’s the record of God’s saving work, fulfilled in Christ, delivered now through words spoken and heard.
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