Tag: Martin Luther

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

Holier Than Thou?

Non-Christians are often ill-informed on Christian beliefs and have little understanding or interest in what goes on in a typical Christian congregation.  The following paragraphs are written with the hope that they will shed a bit of light on the subject. As I write this post, I must confess my inadequacy.  I am no theologian, […]

Written by Edwin Sandy Jordan

Reformation

The Protestant Reformation began with Martin Luther’s letter to his bishop on October 31, 1517, in which he enclosed 95 theses protesting the sale of indulgences.  There is the well-known story that he also posted these theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, but some scholars doubt the veracity of that account. What […]