This devotional and encouraging book presents Luther and his ideas through the eyes of various members of a family that knew him. From Fritz, a monk who travelled to Rome with him, and Else, who struggled with not being religious enough because she was not a nun, to Eva, a nun who rejoiced to share […]
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Review: Martin Luther by Simonetta Carr
Very few people have had as great an influence on western civilization as Martin Luther. Yet, it wasn’t Luther himself, and those who think only about the man miss so much. Nor was Luther aiming to change civilization or even the church—no, Luther was a person gripped by the search for God’s forgiveness, whose eventual […]
Review: The Unreformed Martin Luther by Andreas Malessa
2017 is the 500th anniversary of Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, so a plethora of books is being published about him, and I am blessed to be able to review several of them. This one is the most surprising and original. In The Unreformed Martin Luther, German journalist and theologian Andreas Malessa took an unusual approach. He […]
Review: One Dominion: Celebrating Canada, Prepared for a Purpose
Canada is not a nation of one story alone, but of many stories, from ordinary people, and often ordinary people of faith, who helped form the foundations of our wonderful country. This book takes time to pause and reflect on the stories of these ordinary men and women of God who contributed to the fabric […]