September 13, 1541

“Rather would I submit to death a hundred times than to that cross…” So wrote the young minister of the church of Geneva, Switzerland. Amid lake and mountains, Geneva was one of the most beautiful places in all of Europe. But its beauty was lost on this man. It was the threats, the swords and clubs, the awful hatred of the city that haunted his memory and rang in his ears. He had preached the word of God there. He had preached it boldly, clearly, and to the glory of God. But the council and...