NightWatch Podcast EPISODE 56: AMERICA’S STORY PART 19 – MY CONSCIENCE IS CAPTIVE: 4 MIN.

In this episode, we hear a brief rendition of the Martin Luther Story. His claim to fame, so to speak, are the 95 Theses posted on the door at the Wittenberg (Germany) church and his bold stand before the empower at the Diet of Worms (Verms). His life did not end as a martyr, but many before and after him did lose their lives for their bold stands and, like Martin, their “conscience is captive” declarations. Here are a few to consider:

• From the Early Days of the Church (an even before)
o John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-12)
o Stephen (Acts 7:54-60)
o James, the brother of John (Acts 12:1-2)
o Jesus’ disciples, except for John
• Age of Martyrdom (2nd to 4th Centuries
o Polycarp of Smyrna
o Ignatius of Antioch
o Saint Valentine
o And a multitude of many others
• Middle Ages (5th to 15th Centuries
o Boniface
o Thomas Becket
o Jan Hus (mentioned in podcast)
o And a multitude of many others
• Reformation Era (16th Century)
o Thomas More
o William Tyndale
o Anne Askew
o Lady Jane Grey
o John Rogers
o John Hooper
o And a multitude of many others
• 17th – 21st Century
o Salem Witch Trial Victims
o American Martyrs in Foreign Countries
o Martyrs of many countries

WELL THERE YOU HAVE IT FOLKS! FIFTY-SIX DONE. TWENTY MORE PODCASTS TO GO. WE ARE COMING DOWN THE HOME STRETCH…