Sometime around July 23 1637 Jenny Geddes picked up the stool upon which she was sitting and hurled it at the Dean of Edinburgh, who was reading from a prayer book based on Anglican liturgy during a worship service. It was not so much liturgy, as the imposition of the Mass which she protested against. …
This Victorian era prison chapel placed the congregants/prisoners in seperate booths so they couldn’t see one another. Today they just have worship with the lights out instead. Though I accept that putting a roomfull of malcontents together in a dark room would have made for a very risky environment. These days we could market it …
Ligonier Ministries have a documentary about Martin Luther that they’ve placed on YouTube for a week or so. If the YouTube embed below doesn’t work it’s too late. Please don’t complain to me if you miss out. It is available to purchase by a variety of means from their website. Luther was not a perfect …
Some parts of the Christian church will recognise the Reformation tomorrow. The legacy of the Reformation is more than the simple theological distinctive of justification by faith; without its impact the western church would be unrecognisable in its worship, ministry, and mission. From an article by Stephen Nichols. What is Reformation Day? It is the …
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