2017 Winter - Higher Things Magazine (with Bible Studies)

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Thank God We Are Beggars By Rev. Harrison Goodman

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e died an outlaw in the same little town he was born in. They found a scrap of paper with scribbled writing in his pocket. “We are beggars. This is true.” Still, he changed the world. It wasn’t in a “You mean everything to me pop ballad” way. Rather, it was in a “You’re allowed to believe differently than your government” kind of way, a “You can read the Bible in your own language” kind of way and in a “There is a church that preaches the Gospel purely and administers the sacraments rightly” kind of way. His name was Martin Luther and yes, October 31 has come and gone, but we are still celebrating the fact


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