Here We Stand

Desiring God

A 31-day journey with the heroes of the Reformation.

  • 8 minutes 1 second
    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.”7250189.gif
    31 October 2017, 12:03 am
  • 6 minutes 6 seconds
    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.7241993.gif
    30 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 6 minutes 31 seconds
    The Administrative Pastor: Johannes Bugenhagen (1485–1558)
    The Reformation required more than theological giants. It also demanded organizational geniuses.7233450.gif
    29 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 5 minutes 17 seconds
    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.7224516.gif
    28 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 6 minutes 15 seconds
    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.7214561.gif
    27 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 6 minutes 2 seconds
    The Teenage Martyr: Lady Jane Grey (c. 1537–1554)
    Lady Jane Grey was a teenage victim of social and political conspiracy, beheaded at seventeen for her faith. But her life is far from a tragedy.7204615.gif
    26 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 5 minutes 6 seconds
    The Smile of the Reformation: Pierre Viret (1511–1571)
    Pierre Viret knew how to contend for the truth of God’s word with theological rigor and courage. He also knew how to do it with a smile.7193019.gif
    25 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 6 minutes 37 seconds
    The Ink: Robert Estienne (1503–1559)
    Robert Estienne was the premier printer of the Protestant cause. He put Reformation doctrine and the Bible itself into the hands of ordinary people. 7182230.gif
    24 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 6 minutes 50 seconds
    The Genius of Geneva: John Calvin (1509–1564)
    The key to John Calvin’s life: he recovered and embodied a passion for the absolute reality and majesty of God.7171365.gif
    23 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 6 minutes 11 seconds
    The Champion of the Kirk: John Knox (c. 1513–1572)
    John Knox feared the face of no man, which equipped him to bring reform to his homeland in the Highlands.7162044.gif
    22 October 2017, 5:00 am
  • 5 minutes 35 seconds
    The Radical Reformer: Conrad Grebel (c. 1498–1526)
    Conrad Grebel is known as a “radical Reformer” — a leader who took the movement one step further by insisting on separating church from state.7152305.gif
    21 October 2017, 5:00 am
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