Reformation Reflections on a Year of Studying Reformation Contexts 28 Dec 2018 I've come to the end of my year-long study on the history of the Protestant Reformation. I had started the year out with an ambitious goal of reading on the…
Reformation Luther’s Psychological State 21 Dec 2018 Martin Luther is, undeniably, one of the most significant figures in Western history. He is also, undeniably, one of the most quirky and fascinating characters we know of from Western…
Christmas… A Reformation Christmas 19 Dec 201819 Dec 2018 There has never been a uniform opinion among Christians on the celebration of Christmas. As the Protestant church begins to emerge out of the Reformation era, there were some who…
Reformation An Introduction to the 95 Theses (Part 5) 7 Nov 2018 Luther was not a man to waste ink. The 95 Theses represent a well-argued case against the abuse of indulgences, as he saw it. He is pointed in his critiques,…
Reformation An Introduction to the 95 Theses (Part 4) 1 Nov 2018 Church history is valuable because it reminds us that we never stand alone. We are always standing on the shoulders of saints who have gone before us. This is true…
Reformation An Introduction to the 95 Theses (Part 3) 11 Oct 2018 At the time of the writing of the 95 Theses, Luther was only beginning to scratch the surface of his theological changes. He had not yet rejected the role of…
Reformation An Introduction to the Ninety-Five Theses (Part 2) 25 Sep 2018 As Luther's own uncertainties about the practice of indulgences grew he sought to engage the broader theological community in discussions over the issues. The Ninety-Five Theses, despite their impassioned rhetoric,…
Reformation Introduction to The Ninety-Five Theses (Part 1) 20 Sep 2018 Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses are far more known than read, and probably far less understood. It is worth our time to actually read and attempt to understand the Theses themselves,…
Reformation The Early Luther: A Man with Questions 12 Sep 2018 Time has the potential to turn a man into a myth. Evangelicals, especially, love their heroes and so we are inclined to tell the stories of the past with a…
Reformation The Early Luther: A Man in Development 6 Sep 2018 The Luther most frequently referenced in pop-Christianity is not the complete Luther. Like most of us, Luther's views changed and evolved over time. A simplistic view of history suggests that…
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