Today is October 31st. Halloween gets all the attention today, but there is a far more important event to recognize on Oct. 31st…the nailing of “the 95 Theses” by Martin Luther on the Castle Church door in Wittenberg, Germany. The document which is popularly known …
Read MoreWorship: New & Old
I recently read Mark Noll’s article “Singing the Word of God” in the recent issue of Christian History. The issue is devoted to Bach, who was a committed Lutheran. Noll gave a little background on Luther’s approach to music in the church. Luther who is …
Read MoreFar More Terrifying than Ghosts and Goblins
Today is Halloween, a day when we loved to be scared, but there is something far more terrifying than ghosts and goblins. It was the condition of the Roman Catholic Church on and before October 31, 1517. This was the day, 489 years ago, that …
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