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  • A Letter from the Editor of Reformation 500

    Dear Brothers in Christ, As you are reading this post, it will already be December. For pastors that means Advent and the getting-ready-for-Christmas season. Even so, I would like to take the opportunity to talk a little about Reformation 500. Such an anniversary comes along only once every five hundred years (obviously), and because this…

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  • Martin Luther, Part 7: The Accused

    Martin Luther, Part 7: The Accused

    Luther knew that he had spoken the truth, but he knew that Rome very likely would condemn him and do everything possible to destroy him. A showdown had to come between him and the pope and between him and the emperor. The church was the first to act.

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  • Martin Luther, Part 6: The Reformer (continued)

    Martin Luther, Part 6: The Reformer (continued)

    Luther’s Call for Reformation Luther returned to Wittenberg with renewed determination to do all he could to combat the spiritual evils that had plagued the people for so many years. The cell in the Black Cloister was his workshop. There his mind and pen worked tirelessly to produce tracts, pamphlets, and books. In one year alone the printers published…

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  • Compulsive Lying

    Compulsive Lying

    All children lie at one time or another. It’s so easily done. Often it’s not even noticed. Nevertheless, it is a sin. God demands honesty and truthfulness. Children lie because their sinful natures incline them to lie. While that is certainly true, it also raises the question of why some children are particularly prone to…

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  • From Passive Listening to Active Learning

    In her article last month, Dr. Sue Holtz shared two techniques for involving a Bible study class in active learning. That elicited a question from one of our readers. If our Bible study participants are accustomed to listening passively, a dramatic change in teaching methods could put the learners well beyond their comfort level. What…

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  • Martin Luther, Part 5: The Reformer (continued)

    Martin Luther, Part 5: The Reformer (continued)

    The Leipzig Debate Luther returned to Wittenberg and concentrated on his lectures and his study of God’s Word. He published nothing that related to his differences with the church. But his enemies did not keep silent. Before long, Luther found himself in a dispute that marked the parting of the ways between him and his followers and the Catholic Church. 

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