John Calvin's best senior pic
"Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and
superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is
certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain."
"Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.... Man's
mind, full as it is of pride and boldness, dares to imagine a god
according to its own capacity; as it sluggishly plods, indeed is
overwhelmed with the crassest ignorance, it conceives an unreality and
an empty appearance as God.... To these evils a new wickedness joins
itself, that man tries to express in his work the sort of God he has
inwardly conceived. Therefore the mind begets an idol; the hand gives it
birth.... Daily experience teaches that flesh is always uneasy until it
has obtained some figment like itself in which it may fondly find
solace as in an image of God."
- John Calvin
"Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end." - Hebrews 3:12-14
Large and small,
magnificent and humble -
places where Christians meet to worship God
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Salisbury Cathedral
The Young Martin Luther
long before 1517
23 comments:
beautiful churches, all of them. for me i prefer the smaller ones to worship in.
Hello, wonderful post and lovely collection of churches! Have a happy weekend!
Thank you for this beautiful post, Judy!
The young Luther looks very cute.
Wishing a blessed Reformation Day to you and your family as well,
Sara (Lutheran) :)
I asked my neighbors what they were going to do tonight and they said turn out the lights and watch a movie about Luther. Great post and I enjoyed seeing all the churches, big and small.
Judy, I love your church pictures. Old churches are an awesome work of art to me. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
Lovely photos and a great reminder for us!
nice selection of spires!
What a nice mosaic of churches. I saw one with red doors so am wondering if it is Episcopal.
Salisbury Cathedral us amazing.
So few know what Reformation Day is. Thanks for sharing this.
Please drop by and say hello!
Blessings,
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage
Gorgeous churches, Judy. Blessed Reformations Sunday to you, too. xo Diana
i really enjoy your mosaic ( ;
happy weekend
Beautiful places of worship. I work next door to a Cathedral and haven't taken photos for quite some time. I may just pop in this week to put that right! xx
Beautiful...thank you...have a lovely Sunday, friend. Blessings
I've worshipped in large city churches and small country ones which I prefer but know it is the warmth of the people attending that makes the best experience.
Love all your beautiful pics. The last one is my fave!!
Such a very nice collection of churches on All Saints Day.
"Best senior pic!" LOL A lot of truth in his words.
The nearest I have managed to get to that place was here http://graveplace.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/old-sarum-cathederal.html The original cathedral You can even see the present one form the place. Good blog this week
Thank you SO much for posting about Reformation Sunday & including those words from Calvin! How right up to date they are for we are ever guilty of idolatry!
Hope young Martin Luther grows up nailing his calling to the door!
So thankful we have the freedom to worship God as a church not made with hands!
God bless & thanks again.
Nice collage of churches. For me October 31st is All Sould Day and November 1st All saints Day.
MB
A good alternative to the worst excesses of Halloween. I'm fascinated by the ancient origins, and enjoy some of the fun (great when the kids were younger), but the idea of 'Happy Halloween' strikes me as ridiculous. A tricky discussion topic: Despite the pain, was the Reformation a good thing or a bad thing? Personally, I don't know where we'd have been without it!
beautiful
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