About this episode

John Mark Comer and Dr. Sittser discuss the impact of the Protestant Reformation on the role of the Bible in the church today.

When did you first get your hands on a Bible? In this conversation, John Mark and Dr. Sittser move into the Protestant Reformation to discuss how it profoundly shifted the role of the Bible, and how that connects to our experience in the life of the church today. This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Jenn from Spokane Valley, Washington; Helen from Kenosha, Wisconsin; Zach from Libertyville, Illinois; Kristi from Carthage, Tennessee; and Christina from Elk River, Minnesota. Thank you all very much. If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/give.

People in this episode

Host: John Mark Comer

Guest: Dr. Sittser

Topics covered

• Protestant Reformation
• role of the Bible
• life of the church
• Christianity
• spirituality

Keywords

• Bible
• Protestant Reformation
• church
• Christianity
• spirituality
• John Mark Comer
• Dr. Sittser

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Circle, practicingtheway.org

Places: Spokane Valley, Washington, Kenosha, Wisconsin, Libertyville, Illinois, Carthage, Tennessee, Elk River, Minnesota

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