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October 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the action that is considered to have sparked the enormous religious and social changes known as the Reformation. That a humble monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of Wittenburg Castle Church in October 1517, traditionally […]
By Jennifer Miskov — Originally published in Charisma News Five hundred years ago, on October 31 1517, German born Martin Luther (1483-1546) challenged the religious system of his day by posting his 95 Theses on a church door in Wittenberg. This one act ignited a flame that set things in […]
Originally published in Charisma News Traditionally, October 31 is commemorated around the world as Reformation Day — the day that would change the course of Christendom forever — when Martin Luther wrote the 95 Theses in Wittenberg, Germany. Now, less than a month away from its highly anticipated grand opening […]
Martin Luther, an iconic Christian leader, who changed the course of history, asked a haunting question we as Christians still ask ourselves today: Have I done enough to please God? The answer to this question took him on a unique path on which he discovered that God is all about […]
Lutheran churches from throughout South Africa will commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation at an All-Lutheran Service on Sunday August 27, at the Tshwane Events Centre (Pretoria Showground), Hall J, starting at 10am. The gathering in Pretoria, five centuries after Martin Luther sparked the Reformation by nailing his 95 […]
Originally published in Urban Christian News A robot ‘preacher’ that beams lights from its hands and can give automated blessings to the faithful has been launched in the town that gave fame to Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. Five hundred years after Luther published the Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg, […]