This is part three in a series that looks to investigate why this Saturday, Oct. 31, is so important in history: It is the anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, one of the most important days in history.
The Protestant Reformation was begun by Martin Luther, but an Englishman named John Wycliffe really paved the way for [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Forget Halloween! Happy Reformation Day, Part Three
Posted in Biblical Studies on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Strength and Encouragement from Proverbs
Posted in Biblical Studies on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I read Proverbs 2 and vv.7-8 stood out to me:
7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 Guarding the paths of justice, And He preserves the way of His godly ones.
Later, I came across this quote from my Spiritual Leadership book, [...]
Forget Halloween! Happy Reformation Day! Part 2
Posted in Biblical Studies on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is part two in a week-long series on the Protestant Reformation, which began on Oct. 31, 1517 and ought to be celebrated every Oct. 31 (this Saturday).
The purpose of today’s blog is to highlight one of the major, world-changing events in humanity’s history, but one that many are ignorant of.
Sadly, this anniversary has been lost in [...]
Forget Halloween! Happy Reformation Day!
Posted in Biblical Studies on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The following is an excerpt from my notes on the Protestant Reformation for classes I taught on Church History at Bethany University (please see below).
Halloween is a bogus “holiday” that is celebrated this Oct. 31st — but a real history-making event (one of the top ten in human history) also took place on Oct. 31, 1517 — [...]
Praying with Power and Urgency for Our Nation
Posted in Biblical Studies on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We believers, through prayer, have more power than the president, the Congress, the Courts and the media combined to see our nation transformed by God.
But most of us don’t really believe that; if we did, we would act accordingly and really, really pray for a nation that is in deep trouble. Instead, [...]
