REFORMATION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30
We remember Martin Luther, born in 1483, nine years before Columbus
discovered America. He studied law at the age of 21; became a priest at 23
and a doctor of theology at 28; wrote and nailed the 95 thesis at age 33 and
34; was ex-communicated and became a fugitive at 38; translated the Bible
into German at 40; and died from a stroke at the age of 63, an internationally
admired leader. His teachings stressed justification by faith, universal
priesthood of believers; and supremacy of scripture which form the
cornerstone of Protestantism. [Please wear red on this Sunday.]