Category: Feature Stories
History of the Reformation: The Diet of Worms
by Mathew Block For Martin Luther, the road seemed destined to lead to martyrdom. He had been summoned to appear before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Imperial Diet of Worms to answer allegations of heresy. And so he left for Worms on…
Mending the Net: The Reformation and Ecumenism
by John R. Stephenson When Jesus called them into His service, James and John were sitting in the family fishing boat with their father Zebedee, “mending their nets” (Matthew 4:21). After the Resurrection, seven of the apostles had the frustrating experience of spending a whole…
Rosa J. Young: Saint of the Reformation Faith
by Ward I. Yunker Rosa J. Young is not a saint who lived in the Reformation era. But she is certainly a saint of the Reformation faith. In Reformation history, we often refer to the importance of the “First Martin” and a “Second Martin”. The…
Canada at 150 Years
by Robert Bugbee With all the focus on the 500th Anniversary of Luther’s Reformation, there’s another milestone Christians in our country should not miss. About the time you get this issue, we will be almost exactly at the 150th birthday of our country. Canada’s confederation…
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: The thrills and spills of being family
by Ted Giese Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the continuing story of Peter Quill/Star Lord and his band of intergalactic misfit anti-heroes. In this installment of the Marvel franchise Quill finally meets his biological father who his mother insisted was “an angel composed…
And I am the Only One Left
by Mathew Block The Prophet Elijah was hiding in a cave when the Word of God came to Him and asked him what he was doing. “I have been very jealous for the LORD, the God of hosts,” Elijah said. “For the people of Israel…