What can we say about 'spiritual warfare'?

Posted by Gary Pauley on Nov 22, 2021

Spiritual warfare.  Few topics have spawned as many whacky and speculative ideas as this one. Naturally the idea draws interest and fuels the Stan Lee imagination in us all. But when I read the books and articles I am left wondering how much is real, and how much is just...

Religion that nearly drove Luther mad.

Posted by Gary Pauley on Nov 03, 2021

It nearly drove him mad.  As a monk, Martin Luther agonized over the state of his soul. A particular strand of late Medieval theology had taught him that his relationship to God depended on him “doing his best.” The gospel that Luther was taught depended on him, not God. One of...