On October 31, 1917, Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk, nailed 95 Theses for academic debate on the door of the Wittenberg cathedral and lit a fire of Reformation that swept across Europe. The Five Solas of the Reformation restored the glory of the gospel to the church:
Sola Scriptura - The Scripture Alone is the Standard
Solo Christo - By Christ's Work Alone are We Saved
Sola Gratia - Salvation By Grace Alone
Sola Fide - Justification By Faith Alone
Sola Deo Gloria - For the Glory of God Alone
Amen!
May I invite you to join our family in celebrating Reformation Day? Tonight we will be sharing a meal of German and Swiss food, watching the most excellent Martin Luther movie, playing some Reformation games, and singing songs of the Reformation. John Calvin (Young) himself will be host tonight. :-) Email me if you would like to join us.
If you can't come to us, won't you celebrate with your family anyway? Our children need to know the stories of the great men and women of God who came before us. They need to have real heroes to look up to.
Sola Deo Gloria!
For more information on Reformation Day, see last year's post.
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What kind of Reformation games do you guys play?
Hi from the west coast!
Cousin Justin
Hi Justin! It's wonderful to hear from you!
We've played a variety of games, but the game we play every year is "Nail the Theses to the Wittenberg door," a take-off of pin the tail on the donkey. The boys get a huge sheet of paper and draw some very fancy cathedral doors. Folks are blindfolded, spun for the number of times they are years old and released to stick their theses (post it notes) to the door. Different places on the door reward you with more pieces of candy (the bars are two and the locks are three, for example).
Some friends of ours have a fun tradition, too. They sneak up to friends' houses and stick a bag of candy and a copy of the Theses that says, "You've been nailed!" to the door. Very cool.
As Dan Phillips of Pyromaniacs said, Our conviction is that "Halloween" is another religion's holiday, and we don't observe it. But the Reformation — ah, that's worth celebration.
Let me know how you are, cousin!
Love,
Melanie
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