Attending Mass (Visiting Church #5) When I tell people we’re visiting Christian churches, they often assume Protestant and are surprised our plan includes Catholic gatherings. That’s where we head today, to our first Mass. The most noticeable...
The Roman Catholic Church is Not the Enemy Martin Luther supported the Roman Catholic Church and did not want to leave her The name of Martin Luther remains unknown to most in the Roman Catholic Church, and many of those who know of him blame him...
Martin Luther Sought Reform and Unity The Church opposed Martin Luther and eventually excommunicated him Longing for unity, Martin didn’t want to see the church divided. But when reconciliation didn’t happen, he had no choice but to form a new...
The Concerns of Martin Luther Martin Luther studied the Bible to see if it supported Church practices As Martin studied the Latin translation of the Bible, he grew worried about the lack of biblical support for the Church’s misuse of indulgences...
The Turning Point for Martin Luther God used a lightning storm to get Martin Luther’s attention and change his life While studying law and not yet 22, Martin Luther went home for a visit. What he experienced along the way reminds us of...
The Early Years of Martin Luther Martin Luther went to school and studied to become a lawyer to please his father Hans Luther, a German peasant, and his bride, Margaret, who came from the middle class, committed their lives to each other. Though...
Tweeting Martin Luther Martin Luther’s 95 concerns were distributed in printed form and essentially went viral Martin Luther lived five hundred years ago. He was born at the dawn of the modern era. He became a leading figure in the Protestant...
Christians Should Consider the Entire Bible Many streams of Christianity include the books of the Apocrypha as part of their canon of scripture The book of Revelation ends with a severe threat to anyone who would add to it, that God will afflict...
In Jesus We Are the Same: It’s Time We Start Embracing One Another Paul writes that when we follow Jesus there’s no real difference between being Jewish or Greek, slave or free, male or female, circumcised, uncircumcised, barbarian, or...
Reflecting on Church #50: Best in Class With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #50. This church holds five services each weekend, and we...
