The original Protestants set out to reform the only church that existed in the west at the time, the Catholic (meaning “universal”) Church. By their dissention and protest they hoped to purge the traditions of men that they recognized as corrupting the message of the gospel. Ultimately this resulted in the breaking of the western church into ever increasing factions, like shattered glass. Some of the break-off churches maintained some of the traditions from the Catholic church but with each subsequent break off more and more tradition, doctrine, and accountability to an authority was shed. Each break-off church appeals to the doctrine of Sola Scriptura, which places the authority of the infallible Bible above everything else and ultimately making the individual believer’s interpretation of the Bible their own personal authority.
Within the Protestant stream of Christianity there nevertheless is the light of Christ that inspires men and women to lay down their lives for the gospel. These individuals, their beliefs, and the faith communities they belonged to, shaped the world that the Restoration would be born into. And perhaps without their contributions there may have been no opportunity for the Restoration at all.
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Lent
Lent is a season of 40 days of preparation for the pinnacle event of the Christian year, Holy Week and Easter.
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is an ancient Christian devotional of meditating on the last hours of Christ’s life.
John Wycliffe – Bible Translator and Proto Reformer
John Wycliffe was the first person to translate the entire Bible into English and was considered by later Reformers to be a forerunner of their efforts.
Advent – in the Catholic & Protestant tradition
There are many ways to celebrate Advent, these are some of my favorites.
Discovering the Saints 