Matthew 13 provides eight parables (that is, stories) dealing with the kingdom of heaven. Though often overcomplicated, the kingdom of heaven served as Jesus’ main analogy for God’s rule and reign in ...
Son of Edward the Elder, Athelstan extended the boundaries of his kingdom at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 ... Perhaps inspired by his pilgrimage to Rome in 1027, legend has it that he wanted to ...