The Storyteller | Mary Vee

While some celebrate an evening of candy, costumes, and trick or treating on October 31, others will be celebrating a change in history. Photo Courtesy  - Castle Church Door 500 years ago, Martin Luther delivered The 95 Theses.  Many of us believe he nailed these documents to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Some say he had them delivered on that day. Whichever is really so, Martin Luther took a stand for epic statements based on intensive research, prayer, meditation, and a very close walk with God. Some of the points Luther believed to be true were: 1. Every person should be able to read God's Word in their own language. 2. We cannot pay for our sins. There is absolutely nothing we can do to wash away our sins. Only the perfect sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the sinless Son of God could pay for our sins. And much more, enough to fill the 95 theses. Four years later, Luther was called to appear before the Emperor on two  occasions. Bo...

We all have some connection to the affects of hurricane Sandy.  My daughter attends college in the area. She tried to escape, but had to turn back because of dangerous roads.  Fortunately, she bought fresh water, filled her gas tank, charged up her computer and cell phone and  snapped glow sticks for light. She managed to take a photo for me during a flicker of power.  .  My daughter dealing with hurricane  Sandy in her apartment 3 days so far. Like you, I turned on the radio/TV/Internet to check on continued updates. We saw huge trees fallen across roadways, transformers pop sending lightning flashes across the sky, water surges, and damaged buildings.  Seeing these updates helped me understand the hardship of those living there and it reminded me to pray for them. Friends facebooked and emailed each other asking prayer for their loved ones. My prayer list grew. Like the results of the tsunami which devastated Japan in 2011, phys...