Reformation Day

On Friday, October 31st we celebrated Reformation Day with our friends the Breeds.  The following is a brief history of this day taken from Wikipedia.  

On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted a proposal at the doors of a church in Wittenberg, Germany to debate the doctrine and practice of indulgences. This proposal is popularly known as the 95 Theses, which he nailed to the Castle Church doors. This was not an act of defiance or provocation as is sometimes thought. Since the Castle Church faced Wittenberg's main thoroughfare, the church door functioned as a public bulletin board and was therefore the logical place for posting important notices. Also, the theses were written in Latin, the language of the church, and not in the vernacular. Nonetheless, the event created a controversy between Luther and those allied with the Pope over a variety of doctrines and practices. When Luther and his supporters were excommunicated in 1520, the Lutheran tradition was born. This in turn would later ease the creation of the Reformed and Anabaptist traditions as well.

Here is how we celebrated (or re-enacted) this event in church history with our children: 

Nathan & Titus nailing the 95 Thesis to the doors

Hammering away so that the 95 Theses will not fly away

Titus and his daddy

Nathan standing strong in front of those doors ready to post the theses for all to read

A finished work!  They are finally nailed!