From the very beginning, the community that God was forming was going to be much more inclusive than anyone could have imagined.
There are important historical reasons for making a distinction between ministry and vocation.
It appeared everything would work out perfectly when Ivan the Great married Sophia Palaiologos. But when inheritance was discussed the problems arrived.

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Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
When we forget that we live by promise, that's when the danger tends to creep in. Because failing to embrace promise means we usually fall back into notions of luck, or even worse--into works.
God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
The testimony of every son and daughter of God is, God has brought us through.
A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Hidden beneath the sinner is a glorious saint. Jesus has declared it to be so in your baptism.
Jesus not only healed her daughter, but he also gave himself to her. Wherever she went from then on, he was with her.
A theologian is a passive receiver of God’s active revelation about Jesus Christ, his words, works, and ways.
For Christians, Advent is the time when the Church patiently prepares for the coming of the Great King, Jesus the Christ.