Happy Halloween Reformation Day! It’s been 505 years!
On The Blog: Check out my Top 5 Books list that I have on the blog! It’s nothing too fancy and really just my opinions, however, they are great reads!
Today’s Top Read:
Five States to Vote on Abortion Rights This Election Day
While the Show-Me state is not on this list, five states voting on Abortion Rights is a big number of states, and I am praying for the sanctity of human life.
Dear Pastor…Home Is Where You Are Most Loved and Most Needed
“You are not alone in your ministry. God has given you a friend to love you, a companion to support you in your calling to serve Christ, a woman who has promised God that she will stand with you as long as you both shall live, whatever the future holds.“
The Sacred Call to Normal Work
“The doctrine [of the priesthood of all believers] stressed that all Christians have equal value and dignity in the sight of God. As a result, evangelical clergy during the Protestant Reformation consistently preached that all geographical and material spaces, all vocations, all roles, and all spheres in which believers operated were sacred and mattered to God.” This is a great read!
How Tall Was Goliath?
This is a great question and one that illustrates the importance of textual criticism. While I am in no way an expert in this (nor even a beginner, to be quite frank), I think this is a great read!
How (and How Not) to Keep the Sabbath
Coming on the day after what many views as the Christian Sabbath day, I thought this would be an appropriate read. Also, my pastor is a Sabbatarian, so this is kind of on his behalf. More importantly, however, this is an excellent theological work to make one think about the Sabbath in modern times.
It’s by Design That We’ve Never Lived Without the Sabbath
“In sum, God intends for human beings to imitate his rest by taking the weekly Sabbath to rest from their labors and devote the whole day to his worship.”
I am beginning to lean toward a more Sabbatarian position, a position that I’ve not held before. This article has helped.
Twelve Reasons Why Membership Matters
Membership really does matter for so many reasons, even if you don’t think it does.
