“Last week we discussed Roman Catholic controversies over worship. So this week we’ll look at Protestant worship, specifically, at the influence of Charles G. Finney (1792-1875). He used to be controversial, but his worship innovations can now be found across virtually all Protestant traditions.” - Veith
“Unlike the First Great Awakening, led by such figures as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield, the Second Great Awakening that the Cane Ridge Revival began was more raucous and freewheeling. Some admirers of that quality call it a sign of the Holy Spirit. Others attribute it to a triumph of entrepreneurism” - MinistryWatch
Tyndale, lived and died—and surrendered his life—for the cause of translating the Bible into the English language. As Martin Luther had done for Germany, Tyndale also virtually created a unified language for his country in the process.
“Why was the persecution of Baptists more intense in Virginia than other colonies? How did that persecution lead to religious liberty in America?” - Baptist Press
“Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) will honor Perpetua and all persecuted Christians June 29th as it recognizes the annual day VOM founded in 2019” - Baptist Press
“…the ancient Christians who prayed for hours were, mostly, people who had organized their entire lives around that practice. The ordinary layperson in fourth-century Antioch prayed three times a day for a few minutes each.” - A Whole Soul
“It is important to note that both Wesley and Whitefield are just men who have weaknesses and struggles just like all men. Both are heroes of the faith who were faithful preachers of the gospel. There is no reason to gloss over the faults and failures of any preacher since all are sinners saved by grace.” - P&D
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Author’s Note: The following account is fictional, but based on a composite of numerous historical facts. It serves as the backdrop to my forthcoming series in honor of the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale’s translation and publication of the New Testament in English. I hope you enjoy this letter, written to you today from a 16th-century plowboy.
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I love studying the Reformation at this season of the year. I am invigorated by listening to lectures about it on sunny, summer walks, thinking about the coming fall, which points toward another Reformation Day.
Recently my mind was drawn back to the Wartburg Castle, and I thought of Luther spending nearly a year in hiding there from May of 1521 to March of 1522, following his victorious stand at the Diet of Worms. I wonder if, while he was enduring such a trial, he ever considered his stay to be a waste of precious time.
“Essentially, Eusebius gathered up the entire first three centuries of the faith and packaged them in his History, a book that still affords stimulating reading.” - Imaginative Conservative
