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Women of the Reformation ~ Guest Post by Mattie May

  Hey youth!  Today is Reformation Day, and in honor of it Mattie May, author of the historical fiction novel " Everlasting Gold ", has written us a post!  Women of the Reformation October 31st, 1517, was an important day in the history of the church. It is the day, one brave monk lifted his hammer to a nail, and it was in a sense it was heard all around the world. Some of you probably know exactly who I’m talking about, others might not. On October 31st, 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95 Thesis to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. With the recent invention of the movable type printing press, the 95 Thesis spread quickly throughout Europe and most of the world. Although this historic event took place over 500 years ago, its effects are still seen today. While many people are familiar with names like Martin Luther, John Calvin, and William Tyndale, we often forget the valuable women who also did great acts of faith; I’d like to highlight a few of my favorites with you...

November Theme Announcement

  Hey-hey!  The votes are in; November's post theme is going to be "Finding a Moral Line".  This post series will basically be about the dos and don'ts, the cans and can'ts, the whites, blacks, and grays of morality.  As I am a Christian and that's where my sense of morality comes from, this posts  that I write in this series will be done mostly with a Christian approach.  Some posts I've got planned for November are these: Defining Morality:  What determines morality? Why is morality important? Where would we be without it? This is the opening to our month-long series, and it's basically just an introduction to morality and the importance of it.  Cussing and Swearing and other such Language: Is cussing/swearing morally wrong? We'll talk about it here.  What isn't  Morally Wrong: Here we'll discuss what is and isn't morally wrong.  Is Being "Morally Gray" Okay: This will be talking about when it's okay, if ever, to go agai...