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You all know the big Reformation Day Hymn – A Mighty Fortress is Our God. If you want to start a real fight, ask a Lutheran which tune is the better – the Bach setting or the original Luther. Parson and Parson’s mother disagree on this. It’s not a pretty fight. But Ein Feste Burg is not . . . → Read More: Hymns We Sing – Reformation Day Edition Benedict XVI, a German, is on a trip to Germany. One of his stops is in Erfurt at the monastery that trained and sheltered Luther. Here is the link to the full text of his comments. The full comments are short, but this is a clip. Benedict has clearly been formed in . . . → Read More: A German Pope at the Erfurt Agustinian Monastery Full Text Two choices with any Special Day sermons, preach the day or preach the text. Preaching the day is by far the more popular. People expect it. It is actually easier (maybe why it is more popular) – no translations to do, find some simple stories preferably cute about the people involved. . . . → Read More: Reformation Day Sermons  Comments are closed  Romans, Sermons, Word  absent god, gospel, kids, law, law and gospel, Luther, Reformation, revealed god, romans, sermons, Word If you like Emenem and Martin Luther, this is the mix. I’m sure I shouldn’t be posting this here, but its such a weird mix of everything. (Not appropriate for kids warning!) This one is safer. There must be something about Luther . . . → Read More: Reformation Day Here is a WSJ article about an interesting trip. Here are the author’s ongoing site. a snipet… But we and Luther do share one significant similarity: We’re both living in the midst of a communication revolution. For Luther it was the printing press. He and his followers were able to use pamphlets and ever-cheaper printed books to . . . → Read More: A Thousand Miles in the Footsteps of Martin Luther |
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