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The Chapel Quotes
“God takes His righteousness and puts it upon us who are unrighteous. Through the cross God transfers His righteousness upon us. God is a just and righteous judge over humanity. We are accountable before God and we do give account to God for our lives. All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. We compare ourselves to one another, but we all fall short of the standard of perfection of God.”
“There is a sentence attached to the guilt of our sin, and that is death. We have a high-handed rebellion against God. We take the good things that God has put in our life, and in our sinfulness we raise them up to be the god of our life. The human heart is an idol factory. An idol is something that is a good thing that we make a god thing; we raise it above God to give us purpose and meaning in our lives. God declares us not guilty not based on our performance but as a free gift of His grace. God’s gift of grace calls for a response that we make a decision to trust in Christ to save us.”
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“Christian Stylings In Ivory” by composer-musician Don Krueger
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Devotion 03/15/2026
Our Devotion, “Flee to Victory” is by Micah M. Hancock of Morton, Illinois, who studied professional writing at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: “So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” I Tim. 2:22
Sometimes we just have to run. When I was in grade school, I enjoyed football. When I played football I rarely touched the ball, but I would imagine that I could make great plays to score. I would envision myself running nobly into the end zone.
One night, a football game began with several people older than me. I had just begun imagining doing something amazing when a hustle for the ball began. Suddenly, I grabbed the ball and dashed for the end zone. There is a size difference between a sixth grader and an eighth grader, and I knew if I was caught, I probably would not survive. I sprinted, arms flailing, toward the goal because my life depended on it. Then it happened. I scored. Just as I ran away from the hulky eighth graders and toward the goal, Paul encouraged Timothy to flee from sin and run toward life. Paul knew that only the brave race to victory.
PRAYER: Lord, I want to run away from sin and toward You. I need Your strength to flee. I believe that as I flee, I am growing closer to the goal. I love You. Amen.
Book Review 03/18/2026
This Book Review is by Joshua Henreckson, a professional writing major at Taylor University.
Renegade: Martin Luther, the Graphic Biograph
By Andrea Grosso Ciponte and Dacia Palmerino
Plough Publishing House, PB, 160 pages
In many ways, Renegade is not what you’d expect. It’s a biography, but told in graphic novel format. It’s the story of Martin Luther, but it focuses nearly as much on social and political upheaval after the Reformation as it does on familiar stories of Luther’s time as a guilt-stricken monk or the nailing of his 95 theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg. It’s a book aimed decidedly at a Christian audience, but which does not shy away from frightening and violent imagery or mild swearing. So, does this unique graphic novel hold up?
In one sense, at least, it does. Renegade makes Luther’s story easy to engage with. If the two artists and writers’ goal was to give a brief, entertaining overview of his life, they have mostly succeeded. The book is competently, if a bit simplistically, laid out, and the panels are not usually overcluttered with exposition. The book’s dimensions are fairly large, which gives the art plenty of space to breathe. Renegade feels weighty in your hands, but is relatively quick to read once you start turning pages.
Unfortunately, the briefness of the story sometimes feels more like a concession to the format than a conscious stylistic choice. Renegade’s most glaring weakness is its pacing. Some events in Luther’s life are covered in adequate detail whereas others are glossed over incredibly quickly. The most jarring example is the story of his relationship and marriage to Katharina von Bora. The two are seen together for the first time a mere four pages before they are married, which would be forgivable if three of those pages didn’t focus on Luther rejecting her advances.
Another important example comes near the end of the book. Here, the creators commendably portray the anti-Semitic attitudes that Luther displayed at the end of his life. Unfortunately, the issue is inserted into the story bluntly and with little context or explanation, only to be dropped soon after as the story shifts focus to Luther’s death. Readers unfamiliar with Luther’s life and beliefs will likely feel blindsided and may have difficulty discerning whether Luther’s rhetoric is being condemned or glossed over.
Renegade’s chief selling point is its art direction. Some readers may be put off by the somewhat unconventional style. The art is also somewhat inconsistent, with some panels seemingly having had more effort put into them than others. That said, Renegade has a few truly striking pages and experiments with various styles and color palettes to keep the book engaging throughout. The art is significantly stronger in dark, dreamlike, violent, or dramatic moments than in the more mundane moments of Luther’s life.
Renegade is a confusing work. It reaches ambitiously for a unique style and delivery, but often falls flat on its face in the attempt. It’s certainly not for everyone. That said, it has an undeniable charm that will appeal to a niche of readers. With the 500th anniversary of the Reformation so recently past, it may find its place onto some of those readers’ shelves.
Review used by permission of Evangelical Church Library Association (ECLA)
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