Thank God for Martin Luther

… —today marks 525 years. There Martin Luther had his inauspicious beginning. He was … his 62 years. Thank God for Luther—simultaneously righteous and sinful. Timeline of … “the greatest piece to come from Luther’s pen”) 1527, Summer - Composes “ …

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Trick or Treat? It's Martin Luther

… the Protestant church. Why Halloween? Of course Luther wasn’t trick-or-treating when … with Halloween. For this reason, Martin Luther posted his 95 challenges to the … reforms launched by imperfect saints like Luther, Calvin, Zwingli, and many more nameless …

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Luther's Prescription for Despondency

… Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, 285 (paragraphing mine): Seek out some … Fasting is the very worst expedient. Once Luther gave three rules for dispelling despondency: … hates it because he cannot endure gaiety. Luther’s physician relates that on one …

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Luther's First Thesis and Last Words

… ... 491 years ago today, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to … their dispersion far and wide. Luther ended up with more than … Scripture.First ThesisThe truth of Luther’s first thesis would reverberate … first thesis to last words, Luther lived at the foot of …

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Remembering Luther's Legacy

Remembering Luther's Legacy ... Two years ago David Mathis wrote a … between the first of Martin Luther's 95 Theses and his … as we celebrate the anniversary of Luther's historic posting of his … the church. For more on Martin Luther, read or listen to John …

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Luther on God and His Gifts

Luther on God and His Gifts ... Martin Luther: Although it hurts us when he takes his own from us, his … than all his gifts, for God is immeasurably better than all his gifts. Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel, trans. and ed., Theodore G. Tappert, 1960 …

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