Here We Stand

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Here He Stood: Martin Luther (1483–1546) Oct 31, 2017

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Luther stood not on the pronouncements of popes, or the decisions of councils, or the winds of popular opinion, but on “that word above all earthly powers.”

The Runaway Nun: Katharina von Bora (1499–1552) Oct 30, 2017

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Katharina married Martin Luther to survive as a runaway nun, but their marriage proved to be a model in a time when “pastor’s wife” was a new role.

The Administrative Pastor: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558) Oct 29, 2017

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The Reformation required more than theological giants. It also demanded organizational geniuses.

The Happy Professor: Zacharius Ursinus (1534–1583) Oct 28, 2017

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He took the lead role in writing the Heidelberg Catechism, one of the most ringing affirmations of faith in all of Christian history.

The First Calvinist: Theodore Beza (1519–1605) Oct 27, 2017

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Theodore Beza gave form to what we now call Calvinism by explaining and defending the biblical doctrines Calvin had rediscovered.

The Teenage Martyr: Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537–1554) Oct 26, 2017

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Lady Jane Grey was a teenage victim of social and political conspiracy, beheaded at seventeen for her faith. But her life is far from a tragedy.

The Fly of Friedberg: Balthasar Hübmaier (c. 1480–1528) Oct 25, 2017

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German Reformer Balthasar Hübmaier had a powerful voice, a mightier pen, and a life that echoed his Reformed and Baptistic beliefs, even under torture.

The Ink: Robert Estienne (1503–1559) Oct 24, 2017

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Robert Estienne was the premier printer of the Protestant cause. He put Reformation doctrine and the Bible itself into the hands of ordinary people.

The Genius of Geneva: John Calvin (1509–1564) Oct 23, 2017

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The key to John Calvin’s life: he recovered and embodied a passion for the absolute reality and majesty of God.

The Champion of the Kirk: John Knox (c. 1513–1572) Oct 22, 2017

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John Knox feared the face of no man, which equipped him to bring reform to his homeland in the Highlands.