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By Dr. Clark Armstrong One of the great byproducts of the Reformation was that the people started singing. The chants of the monastic era, which had been almost entirely in Latin, were the only music of the church. But suddenly the common people came alive like the early church singing hymns, psalms and spiritual songs... Continue Reading →
By Dr. Clark Armstrong This month is the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. We have enjoyed several reflections in the past two weeks, but now let’s take a simple five question quiz about the Reformation to see what has been learned so far? Click here to take the quiz online: Reformation Quiz #1 – The... Continue Reading →
*Excerpt from the book: 131 Christians Everyone Should Know Militant Swiss reformer "For God's sake, do not put yourself at odds with the Word of God. For truly it will persist as surely as the Rhine follows its course. One can perhaps dam it up for awhile, but it is impossible to stop it." Ulrich Zwingli,... Continue Reading →
Today (October 13, 2017) we celebrate the 109th Anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene. Happy Birthday, Nazarenes! Throughout this month we are also celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, so we thought, “Why not combine the two celebrations today in one post?” Rev. Klaus Arnold is a German Nazarene... Continue Reading →
The following is a video created by Ligonier Ministries, that provides a summary of the historic and important Protestant Reformation. "500 years ago, a German monk named Martin Luther started a protest that exploded into a worldwide movement. So what was the Protestant Reformation all about? Discover the answer in this short video narrated by... Continue Reading →
*Excerpt from Five Minutes in Church History by Dr. Stephen Nichols. This month we are celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation by writing various reflections concerning this momentous occasion and its influence. Dr. Stephen Nichols does the same thing in his Five Minutes in Church History, a podcast I highly recommend. The following... Continue Reading →
I have recently become fascinated by the backstories of great leaders throughout history. Growing up, I studied in school the presidency of Abraham Lincoln and the political influence of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, students around the world research Gandhi’s brave pacifism and Wangari Maathai’s contribution to democracy and sustainable development. These are history-makers, and... Continue Reading →
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