Here We Stand

Oct 30 2024 33 ep. 6 mins 1.9k
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A 31-day journey with the heroes of the Reformation.

  Religion & Spirituality
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Here He Stood: Martin Luther (1483–1546)

Oct 30 2024 8 mins  
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 29 2024 6 mins  
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 28 2024 6 mins  
The Reformation required more than theological giants. It also demanded organizational geniuses.

The Happy Professor: Zacharius Ursinus (1534–1583)

Oct 27 2024 5 mins  
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 26 2024 6 mins  
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 25 2024 6 mins  
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 2024 7 mins  
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 23 2024 6 mins  
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 22 2024 6 mins  
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 21 2024 6 mins  
John Knox feared the face of no man, which equipped him to bring reform to his homeland in the Highlands.