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490 years ago on October 31, 1517 a movement began. Martin Luther was a tough nut German monk. It was on that day that he nailed a list to a church door in Wittenberg. What was on the list? 95 problems he had with the church at the time. This event was the beginning of what is now known as the Protestant Reformation.

HAPPY REFORMATION DAY!

Amongst other things, there were significant problems with what the Roman Catholic church were teaching about how it is that someone can be saved. There were 5 slogans that emerged during the Reformation that help to summarise something of what the Bible says about salvation. Read the rest of this entry »

2 big movies came out today. 1 of them I don’t need to tell you about: The Simpsons - you probably already know about it. The other you may not have heard of: Amazing Grace.

Amazing Grace is a movie about William Wilberforce and the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in the 18th Century.

William Wilberforce is a man who understood the gospel of Jesus. Wilberforce was inspired by John Newton. Newton was once a slave-trader - but when he became a Christian - he renounced his old life and began to publicly speak against slavery.

John Newton is best known for the most famous Christian Hymn - AMAZING GRACE. Check out the Trailer above, read more about Wilberforce from John Piper here, and go and check out the movie. Take a friend to watch it and chat about Jesus afterwards.