Here We Stand

Here He Stood: Martin Luther (1483–1546)

Luther stood not on the pronouncements of popes, or the decisions of councils, or the winds of popular opinion, but on “that word above all earthly powers.”[https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/18108/7250189.gif]

The Runaway Nun: Katharina von Bora (1499–1552)

Katharina married Martin Luther to survive as a runaway nun, but their marriage proved to be a model in a time when “pastor’s wife” was a new role.[https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/18108/7241993.gif]

The Administrative Pastor: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558)

The Reformation required more than theological giants. It also demanded organizational geniuses.[https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/18108/7233450.gif]

The Happy Professor: Zacharius Ursinus (1534–1583)

He took the lead role in writing the Heidelberg Catechism, one of the most ringing affirmations of faith in all of Christian history.[https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/18108/7224516.gif]

The First Calvinist: Theodore Beza (1519–1605)

Theodore Beza gave form to what we now call Calvinism by explaining and defending the biblical doctrines Calvin had rediscovered.[https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/18108/7214561.gif]