I've jokingly titled this post 'Ex'rcist Meal Time" because of the popular program (Epic Meal Time). Growing up in an Evangelical family the old German (Lutheran) meal time prayer 'Come Lord Jesus, be our guest, let this food to us be blessed, Amen'. It was the closest we got to liturgy. Whenever I heard it later in life I thought of it as a mindless and childish substitute … [Read more...]
An Episode of Demonic Possession in Reformation Germany
-EDIT: I just noticed this story occurred on Halloween! / "the Eve of all Saints"/ all Hallows eve...- One of the countries hardest hit by the Existential crisis of the Reformation, was Germany. Families were divided, and people had to choose whether to cast their lot with the old religion or the new faith as the match was commonly described. It is commonly said in Canadian … [Read more...]