A compiliation of quotes by Martin Luther, published in Christian History (Issue #26, 1990), posted at: http://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org ——————————–    I have been very happy in marriage, thank God.  I have a faithful wife, as Solomon says: “The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her” (Proverbs 31:11). She spoils nothing for me. Ah, dear […]
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Above: Katharina (von Bora) Luther (1499-1552) 1526 painting by Lucas Cranach (1472-1553) —————– by Kristin Tabb for: http://www.desiringgod.org, October 30, 2017    On a chilly April night, twelve nuns crept silently into a fish wagon and waited for city councilor Leonard Koppe to begin driving, counting the tense minutes until their monastic vocation would
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Here is another great family story by Joshua Rogers from his blog, “Finding God in the Ordinary.” This piece was orginally published at Fox News Opinion, and was posted October 21, 2017 at: http://www.joshuarogers.com ———————–    The day my oldest daughter was born, I held her in my arms in the hospital and made
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Lee and Leslie Strobel today —————- (…continued) Stephen: That’s an intellectual moment. Was there a spiritual moment? Lee: There was, yes, but it came after that. It’s funny because after almost two years of investigating this, once I came to that intellectual conclusion that it was true, I felt very let down.  It was very anti-climactic.Â
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(…continued) Stephen: So you spoke with archaeologists, biologists, historians, theologians, lawyers.  As this story unfolded it became a crusade.  What was happening? Lee:  Well, I was taken aback. I thought this could be resolved very quickly, but every time I would poke at Christianity, it would poke back. It would have an answer. I’d ask
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Above:Â Lee and Leslie Strobel, 1972 wedding ———————- Lee Strobel describing his marriage in 1979:Â “I remember Leslie was talking about going to church, and it made me so angry that I reared back and kicked a hole right through our living room wall.” ———- The Emailmeditation two days ago (#1637) briefly told the story
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From a letter by C. S. Lewis to Mary van Deusen (July 23, 1953) regarding concerns about her daughter’s ‘unhappy’ marriage, and the need for the natural love in marriage to grow into a deeper, divine love. (from The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis: Volume III) ————————- Â Â Â It sounds to me as
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Above: Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Rogers ******************************* By Joshua Rogers at http://www.joshuarogers.com, May 24, 2017.    Ten years ago this month, I started the day by getting on my face before God and saying, “Lord, I’m getting down on the floor because if I get up, I’m afraid I’ll do something stupid.”    I had good reason
By Eric Metaxas, on Breakpoint Daily, March 2, 2017 at:  www.breakpoint.org ———————-    When it comes to lingerie companies, we’ve gotten used to some pretty graphic ads.  You know the kind I mean:  ones that feature impossibly perfect, airbrushed models wearing frilly and revealing underwear.    But the other day I came across
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   Twenty-three year old Catherine Mumford was attracted to the new young minister of her church, Pastor William Booth; and he was attracted to her.  But Catherine was not so sure it would be a good match. It was obvious to her from the young preacher’s sermons that he was not as well educated
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