The Sunday Reader: Vol. 1 | #31

Why We Need to Talk About Sin

Our culture tends to shun the idea of sin. Robert Godfrey insists, however, that the Church must not refrain from shedding light on this doctrine, lest we forget the purpose of Christ’s coming.

Can Someone Be Spiritually Healthy and Still Experience Mental Health Challenges?

Brad Hambrick, an Instructor of Biblical Counseling at SBTS, suggests an answer to this complex question.

Ten Lessons for Growing Older

Most people live to old age, so it makes sense to face the reality of aging by preparing for it. Here are a few practical points to consider.

The Strange Protestant Bible of Henry VIII

An informative video on how our modern English Bibles come by the unlikely way of a King who was opposed to Protestantism.

ABOUT — The Sunday Reader shares articles we've found particularly insightful, thought-provoking, or edifying this week. While not always representing the views of our Pastors and Elders, these selections offer a mix of viewpoints to broaden and frame your understanding of God, Scripture, ourselves, and the world we serve in Christ's name.

This Day in Christian History: St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations and a wave of Catholic mob violence, directed against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally believed to have been instigated by Queen Catherine de' Medici, the mother of King Charles IX, the massacre took place a few days after the wedding day (18 August) of the king's sister Margaret to the Protestant Henry III of Navarre (the future Henry IV of France). Many of the most wealthy and prominent Huguenots had gathered in largely Catholic Paris to attend the wedding.

The massacre began in the night of 23–24 August 1572 (the eve of the feast of Bartholomew the Apostle), two days after the attempted assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, the military and political leader of the Huguenots. The king ordered the killing of a group of Huguenot leaders, including Coligny, and the slaughter spread throughout Paris. Lasting several weeks, the massacre expanded outward to other urban centers and the countryside. Modern estimates for the number of dead across France vary widely, from 5,000 to 30,000.

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