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Reformation Videos

Today I offer you a variety of Reformation videos I found on Youtube. Maybe posting today lets you have time to preview them before showing ’em to your kiddies on the big day. 🙂

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“Here I Stand” Poem

How awesome is this? Jeffrey Kemper wrote a poem titled “Here I Stand” in commemoration of Luther standing before Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms on April 18, 1521. 🙂 And Lutheran Witness published it! Better and better! 😉

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Martin Luther: A Beggar Before God

Want to watch a play titled Martin Luther: A Beggar Before God? Because Lutheran author and pastor Craig Stanford wrote one in 2017 in celebration of the 500 Anniversary of the Reformation! And it’s online here!

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Patrick’s Places

I found out about a neat Lutheran find! Patrick’s Places: Patrick Hamilton’s Distinction Between Law and Gospel, Faith and Works, released January 9th by editor Don Matzat with introduction from LCMS Pastor Jordan McKinley. Lutheran roots of the Reformation in Scotland!!! AWESOME! AND INEXPENSIVE! 🙂

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Commemoration of Hymnwriters

Happy Commemoration of Hymnwriters Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt! 🙂 I know. You all made cakes to honor it, didn’t you. Still it’s a good day to honor the writers who came before us and have blessed generations with their powerful texts and biblical messages! Raise a glass or a song!

In more Reformational news, I’ve got a selection of Reformation videos to share with you today.

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Luther’s favorite Bible verses

A random but Reformation-related post today, revisiting an older Cranach piece: Luther’s Favorite Bible Verses.

Luther’s favorite Bible verses

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Reformation Mini-Play

Free resource time! Especially suitable with the Reformation Anniversary soon to arrive! It is a fun little tool for your Reformation celebration with your church family: a Reformation mini-play. It’s only about 12 minutes. Personally I thought my family and a few other volunteers might work it up for Reformation Sunday during our Sunday school opening time. It’s not loaded down with props or anything. It’s written for children and narrator, and it can be either read or memorized. AND, it’s written by none other than Rev. Hans Fiene of Lutheran Satire!

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The Reformation by Dr. MacKenzie

One of many celebratory books coming out this month releases today: The Reformation by Rev. Dr. Cameron A. MacKenzie.  I think very highly of Dr. MacKenzie, who teaches at Concordia Theological Seminary, and it looks to be a beautiful, coffee-table worthy book, chock full of tidbits, sidebars, images, and maps.
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365 Luther Quotes Resource!

With the actual Reformation Anniversary Day approaching, there are a LOT of Reformation resources and books coming out. Today I get to mention a neat resource from Northwestern Publishing House, the Lutheran publishing house of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS): 365 Luther Quotes, one a day!

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Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation

Lots of new releases in honor of the Reformation Anniversary. Have I mentioned this one yet? Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (August 31, 2017).

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