A Heritage of Thanksgiving – Repost

A Heritage of Thanksgiving – Repost

The following is a repost from 2018 on the connection between the Reformation and our Thanksgiving holiday. May it remind us of the grace of God and center our thoughts on the good news of the gospel of Christ as we celebrate on this week. All people owe gratitude to...
A Singing Reformation

A Singing Reformation

Throughout the Reformation, people were singing to learn and remember the truths and teachings of scripture. Teachings were passed from person to person, from congregation to congregation, not only in writings and sermons, but in song. The Reformers used music to...
The Missing Insanity

The Missing Insanity

Familiarity breeds contempt. Spoiled children often lack proper motivation and appreciation. Could this be true of us—great, great grandchildren of the Reformation—with respect to justification by faith alone? Would we, like Luther, insist that this is the article on...
Stewarding Our History

Stewarding Our History

We celebrate the Reformation to make much of Christ, not the Reformation. We do not venerate men. We do, however, acknowledge God’s gifting and mighty work through instruments of His choosing for His glory. We worship God alone and praise Him for His grace...
A Heritage of Thanksgiving – Repost

A Thanksgiving Legacy

All people owe gratitude to God. Life is His gift. And every good provision in and for life is from Him, who alone deserves our highest thanksgiving. How much more so for the gift of eternal life? This touches the heart and historical roots of our Thanksgiving...
On this Day in History – October 31, 1517

On this Day in History – October 31, 1517

On this day in history, 501 years ago, a young German monk by the name of Martin Luther made his way from his monastery, through the town of Wittenberg, to the Castle Church. It was an important day and in his hand was an important document. It was All Hallow’s Eve,...