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The reminder of who we are as the church
In worship yesterday our song of procession was Luther’s great hymn: “A Mighty Fortress is our God.” What a beautiful reminder of who we are as the Church of Christ!
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500 years after the Reformation
Some food for thought from an article in Christianity Today.
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The New Reformation
Let us be finally freed from our hunger for political power.
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True Reformation
A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one. — Martin Luther, The Freedom of the Christian
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Happy Reformation Day
A Prayer of Martin Luther Almighty, eternal God! How dreadful is the world! Behold how its mouth opens to swallow me up, and how small is my faith in You! O the weakness of the flesh and the power of Satan! If I am to depend upon any strength from this world, all is lost. O my God! Help me…
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To “live dead” is to walk in new life
Philipp Jakob Spener was a great Lutheran pietist. He followed on the heels of Luther’s Reformation and fully believed in the education of the Christian. It is important to be taught the way of Christ. People can be trained to respond to the gospel. Wilhoit’s book, Spiritual Formation as If the Church Mattered, gives a synopsis of Spener’s philosophy. He thoroughly believed in the…
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If You Could Nail Something to the Wittenberg Door…
We remember Reformation Sunday. This week is Reformation Day. Martin Luther had some “issues” to discuss. What would you nail to the Wittenberg Door for discussion?
Tag: Martin Luther
