the five solas
On October 31, the US, UK, and many European countries celebrate Halloween. Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic Samhain festival, where it is believed that on this day, the boundary between the living and the dead dissolved. Subsequently, the dead could cause problems such as sickness for the living. Halloween is now a multimillion-dollar industry for retailers.
But…
double trouble
I saw a funny commercial on TV. A young boy stood near home plate and shouted, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" He tossed a baseball into the air, swung mightily, and missed. "Strike one," he said to himself. He shouted louder, "I'm the greatest hitter in the world!" flipped a ball into the air, swung, and missed. "Strike…
the swine flu and you
Here’s hoping it doesn’t come to this, but Martin Luther offers some timely advice in his open letter, Whether One May Flee From a Deadly Plague. The Bubonic Plague came to Wittenberg in 1527, and Luther responded by closing the university and sending his students home.
When concerned citizens asked how Christians should act during this epidemic, Luther said that…
do one, get one free
Rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10: How well do you love God? How well do you love others? Which number is lower?
Many Christians find it harder to love God than to love others because of two concerns: First, it’s difficult to talk to someone we can’t see. Second, we often seem too busy to read our…
