In devil’s dungeon chained I layThe pangs of death swept o’er me.My sin devoured me night and dayIn which my mother bore me.My anguish ever grew more rife,I took no pleasure in my lifeAnd sin had made me crazy. Then was the Father troubled soreTo see me ever languish.The Everlasting Pity sworeTo save me from … Continue reading Martin Luther: The Everlasting Pity swore to save me from my anguish…
Nothing to Offer but to Be Pardoned by Christ
Nothing to Offer but to Be Pardoned by Christ For this Reformation Day, I thought it befitting to joffer this simple but significant insight from Martin Luther: When I was a monk, I endeavoured as much as was possible to live after the strait rule of mine Order: I was wont to shrive myself with … Continue reading Nothing to Offer but to Be Pardoned by Christ
Reflections on this Reformation Day.
October 31, 1517 was the day Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg. It is hard to believe that about five centuries have elapsed since, but what resulted was the birthing of the Protestant Reformation. Things had certainly gone awry in the earthly church and a corrective needed be … Continue reading Reflections on this Reformation Day.
Grappling with the Craziness of an Election Year with the Book of Kings
Well this is another election year, which makes the Tuesday after the first Monday in November the terminus ad quem for all the political madness that comes beforehand in the USA. With all the mudslinging, rioting, and overall incivility, it is hard to believe were still have over five months to go. I am going … Continue reading Grappling with the Craziness of an Election Year with the Book of Kings
Evangelical Recession…Crash!!!
I was skimming through The Great Evangelical Recession: 6 Factors that will Crash the American Church…and How to Prepare (Baker) by John S. Dickerson and I found things he had to say to be quite chilling.Dickerson is far from a fear mongering “Chicken Little” crying out “The sky is falling;” rather, the guy has done … Continue reading Evangelical Recession…Crash!!!
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