July 16, 1519: The Disputation of Leipzig, in which Martin Luther argued that church councils had been wrong and that the church did not have ultimate doctrinal authority, ends. The Leipzig Debate (German: Leipziger Disputation) was a theological disputation originally between Andreas Karlstadt, Martin Luther, and Johann Eck. Karlstadt, the dean of the Wittenberg theological faculty, felt that he had to defend […]
Movie/Dinner Come enjoy the movie "Meet Me in St Louis" and foods that go with the movie! Bring Friends!
July 17, 1505: Martin Luther enters the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt, Germany, at age 21
August 11, 1519: Johann Tetzel, the German Dominican priest whose peddling of indulgences inspired Martin Luther to write his 95 Theses, dies. Throughout Germany he infamously preached, "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs." Even the papal envoy eventually criticized him. As for Luther, though he once called Tetzel […]
Sunday, August 14 is the day we will start our paint class again. I hope you are as excited as I am to get back in the 'swing of things'. Many of you have shown interest in painting again. It's been too long, and I appreciate every one of you that been loyal and have […]