All posts tagged 95 Theses
Bound to Sin? Luther’s Bondage of the Will
by James Kellerman If people know of one writing by Martin Luther, it is his 95 Theses. Surprisingly, though, Luther never named it one of his best writings. Instead, that honour belongs to The Bondage of the Will, which is celebrating its 500th anniversary this…
What Is Your Dearest Treasure?
by Timothy Teuscher Our synod’s ‘Together One’ campaign, which is in its initial stages, is intended to provide earthly treasures to support the preaching of God’s Word and administration of the Sacraments in all our congregations and missions, so that people now and in the…
Preaching Christ and Him Crucified
by Mathew Block “For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”…
Canada at 150 Years
by Robert Bugbee With all the focus on the 500th Anniversary of Luther’s Reformation, there’s another milestone Christians in our country should not miss. About the time you get this issue, we will be almost exactly at the 150th birthday of our country. Canada’s confederation…
History of the Reformation: The Excommunication of Luther
by Mathew Block What began in 1517 as a theological argument over the nature of indulgences quickly kindled to far greater flame. By July 1519, Luther was publicly denying at the Leipzig Debate that the pope (or councils, for that matter) had authority to create…
History of the Reformation: The 95 Theses
by Mathew Block The day was July 6, 1415. The place was Constance, an imperial city in southern Germany. The Czech theologian Jan Huss had arrived here in early November to face charges of heresy. Despite the promise of safe conduct, he had been imprisoned…
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