For a church to not have a Reformation Service or reminder of the Reformation on October 31 is like the United States not celebrating Independence Day on July 4th. Granted, there is no divine mandate, “thou shalt celebrate Independence Day.” It does, however, seem like a pretty good idea for a nation to pass on …
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Reformation Sunday
Posted Oct 28th, 2011 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Why We Do What We Do With | No Comments -
Reformation Sunday
Posted Oct 29th, 2010 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Why We Believe What We Believe, Why We Do What We Do With | 1 Comment
For a church to not have a Reformation Service or reminder of the Reformation on October 31 is like the U.S. not celebrating Independence Day on July 4th. Granted, there is no divine mandate, “thou shalt celebrate Independence Day.” It does, however, seem like a good idea for a nation to pass on a heritage …
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Reformation Service
Posted Nov 1st, 2009 By Brian in Pastor Brian's Blog, Why We Do What We Do With | No CommentsThis week we raise and hopefully answer the question: Why do we pause to remember the protestant reformation each year? Let me suggest three reasons why. First, we do so to emphasize our catholicity. To answer the question like that is somewhat ironic because historically the reformation was the watershed event that severed the Protestants …
