by Simonetta CarrA few years ago, I wrote about Isabella Graham[1]. the Scottish educator who founded one of the first women's societies to be legally registered as a charity, for the improvement of lives of needy women and children. Her accomplishments were so striking that she is now widely recogn
by Zachary Groff“IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME”Walk into a typical Protestant church building in the English-speaking world, and it is not unlikely that you will find a table engraved with these words of our Savior taken from Luke 22:19 (and quoted by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:24). They come from
by John HartleyThe Lutheran doctrine of the Lord’s Supper is frequently described as consubstantiation. Though Lutherans do not prefer this description, it captures a key distinction being made in their eucharistic theology.Lutherans assert that along with (con) the bread and cup in the Supper, the
by Sarah IvillEach day you and I awake to a world that is experiencing the effects of sin. Broken relationships abound. Financial hardships occur. Places are wiped out by fires, hurricanes, and tsunamis. People die from sickness and starvation. In light of all the sin and suffering, we are oftentime
