Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Reformation Day!

It was 491 years ago today that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg, Germany. Little did he know what would ensue after he did this. The reformation spread throughout Europe in a matter of years and had a profound impact on not only the Church, but the culture as well.

How we celebrate:

Today we celebrated by retelling the story of Martin Luther while eating homemade German pretzels and drinking Root beer. We talked about salvation by grace through faith. I had planned for the boys to do a coloring sheet of Martin Luther, but by the time we finished our eating and talking, I decided to keep those for another day.

Tomorrow we will travel to our former church to celebrate with friends, A Day of Reformation. This day will include all sorts of booths and children's activities pertaining to the time period and the reformers. This will be followed by worship and a lecture on William Tyndale. The event will conclude for the evening with another lecture on Martin Luther.

I will try and post some pictures after the event.

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