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While I continue to pray about the war in Ukraine, I wrestle with the efficacy of my personal prayers in the face of such monstrous evil. There is a story told about a political meeting in Kiev that correlates to this Easter season. The powerful Russian communist...
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Gregory of Nazianzus

The year was AD 379 during the Easter season. A mob broke into a church, attacked the congregation, wounded the preacher and killed a bishop. No, they were not terrorists. They were followers of Arius, who had previously served the church as priest and who opposed any...
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Gregory the Great

There have been good popes and bad popes.  Gregory the Great (540-604) was a good pope, one of the best.  The sixteenth century Protestant reformer John Calvin overstated matters to call Gregory “the last good pope.” There are three popes from history who...
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John Chrysostom

It was Easter morning AD 400.  John of Antioch (347-407) preached an Easter message in a Constantinople church.  His sermon, “Paschal Homily,” is one of the earliest and most famous Easter sermons on record.  It’s still read Easter Sunday in Eastern...
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John Milton

John Milton (1608-1674) was nearing the end of his eventful life. He felt as if he had one last poem in him. He rose each morning at 5:00 am, meditated with his Hebrew Bible for an hour and offered the day in prayer. (John had learned ancient Hebrew as a child and as...