THE REFORMATION: OVER OR TO CONTINUE?
In 1999 the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church signed a Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Would Martin Luther have signed the statement?
THE REFORMATION AND UNITY
While we can celebrate half a millennium of existence as Anabaptists, it is sobering to think that we are also commemorating what we would now call a church split.
MELCHOIR HOFFMAN AND THE PRISON TOWER
To sit in a group where Melchoir Hoffman (1495-1543) teaches from the Book of Revelation would be fascinating.
ELSBETH AND BALTHASAR HUBMAIER
What was it like for a Christian who defends the state’s use of force to have the force used against him? Or for a wife, after her husband’s imprisonment and torture, to watch as he is burned at the stake?
MENNO SIMONS AND MARTIN LUTHER
What does a priest do when struggling with his beliefs? He might study to gain knowledge and peace. The priest was Menno Simons; the one who helped him toward peace was Martin Luther, a former priest.
Believer’s Baptism: Stay With What the Bible Teaches!
As we celebrate the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation there is much to celebrate. One of the things to celebrate is the rediscovery of believer’s baptism.