By Cindy Koch - It was strange to see such a man so very proud of a pristine window. It was quite beautiful, in fact. The clear glass sparkled as tiny raindrops glittered the surface. Pretty lace curtains were tucked carefully at each edge. They gently draped to frame a perfectly symmetrical arrangement of vases … Continue reading Windows Wide Open
By Paul Koch - 500 years ago. Can you believe it? 500 years ago, an unknown monk and professor of theology at a small university in the town of Wittenberg, Germany let his frustrations with the bureaucracy of the church boil over. See, though the church was always a place where the gifts of Christ … Continue reading But Now…
By Bob Hiller - So, are you tired of Martin Luther yet? As you well know by now, next Tuesday marks the 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his “95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences” to the church door in Wittenberg. And though I’m sure by now you’ve read plenty about how … Continue reading Joining Luther at the Pub
By Paul Koch – Hanging on the wall of my study is a framed image (like the one above) of Luther standing before the Imperial Diet at Worms. Across from him is the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, and on a table next to him are many of his works. He had been summoned there … Continue reading Here We Still Stand
By Joel A. Hess - The Reformation: same old battle, same old outcome. This past week, during our study of the Reformation, one of my members asked me an intriguing question: If salvation by grace alone through faith was the Reformation’s battleground, what might be today’s battle? What is 2017’s indulgence? At first, I wanted … Continue reading Is There A New Reformation? No
By Graham Glover - It’s about one thing. And only one thing. Think that’s too limiting? Too simplistic? Hogwash. To make it about something more is the problem. To suggest it’s about multiple things or more than one thing is the error that creates all other errors. So, go ahead and say it with me: … Continue reading Lutheranism’s Singular Objective
By Joel A. Hess - Looking for Luther to back you up on how worship should be done? Have fun, something for everyone! To sum his thoughts up, I would say he was against keeping things the same for the sake of keeping things the same. Yet equally concerned about people who wanted to change abruptly just because … Continue reading Luther, Friend and Enemy of Us All
