Happy Reformation Day!
Today’s Kindle deals include one that teaches parents how to pray for their children and one specifically for women. And others, of course. You’ve also got one day left to take advantage of this huge Reformation Day sale from Zondervan.
Over at Westminster Books, you’ll find a great deal on a great theological text. You’ve also got one more day to save on the first few volumes of a new set of Owen’s works.
(Yesterday on the blog: From Practice to Perfection)
What Is the Protestant Reformation? Everything You Need to Know
Reformation Day seems like the right time to share this overview of the Protestant Reformation. “This wide-ranging movement transformed the church as well as ordinary life for men and women across Europe. Beyond the pulpit, important changes and new perspectives arose in liturgy, law, the arts, and education. The Reformation created major lines of division within the church, laid the foundation for modern denominations, and set the stage for our contemporary socio-political world order with sovereign nations, civil liberties, and international law. Eventually, the Reformation changed the world.”
The Past Is More Than a List of Problems
Seth Lewis: “I think we sell history, our ancestors, and our own selves short when we only see the past as a litany of problems to avoid. Our forebearers certainly had their issues—plenty of them—but they also had their successes. They were often wrong, but sometimes they were right. And what if we were humble enough to admit this? What if we learned from history not only by critiquing it, but also by letting it critique us?”
The Surprising Story of Bill Beery
I think you’ll enjoy reading the surprising story of Bill Beery.
We Need to Sing More Than Songs of Praise
Yes! While it is important that we sing songs of praise in our times of worship, it is also important that we sing other kinds of songs.
Preach the Gospel
And speaking of worship, it’s also crucial that we make sure to preach the gospel (in the service, the sermon, or both).
Do Elders Really Need to Evangelize?
Meanwhile, Dave Harvey lays down a challenge for elders/pastors and, by extension, every Christian. “For me, doing the work of an evangelist has begun with doing the work of repentance. I have to admit that I used to be better at spending time with outsiders. But after moving South, I’ve grown more comfortable with the culture, and I’ve begun to gravitate toward those who are like me. I have my Bible out at Starbucks too.”
Flashback: When Calvin and Wesley Shake Hands
One person has the patience, another has the courage, another has the placidity, another has the enthusiasm; that which is lacking in one is made up by another, or made up by all.
When we have to do a severe thing, let us choose the tenderest manner.
—C.H. Spurgeon
