This is the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing the 95 theses on the door of the church. We mark it as the beginning of the Protestant reformation. John read a lot about Luther this year. One fact new to him was that Luther wrote 20% of everything that was published at that time! The invention of the printing press enabled him to share his prolific writings all over Europe. No wonder we know a lot about him!
For almost a year, John and I have been wearing the sweatshirts sister Chris gave us. Today I finally took a photo of us together.
Have a blessed Reformation Day!
Mehrling Muse 
Yes! We are celebrating this anniversary too! And so thankful for what it stand for. like the sweat shirts! wish I had one too! Thanks for sharing this!
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Aww y’all look so cute!
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Thank you. One of us did not want to pose, but he was gracious about it.
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Your sweatshirts are perfect. You look warm and scholarly all at once. 🙂
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I was warm, and John was scholarly.
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😉
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You are both looking good. Nice sweat shirts.
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The sweatshirts are very warm. We’ll be wearing them often this winter.
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The weekend before last our church had a Luther Trivia Night. Pete just devours anything he can get his hands on about Luther, so our table won. It was fun. Like your shirts!
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Glad to see you back! I’ve learned a lot about Luther from John this year.
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Hmmm I never knew that either and I studied the reformation in a university course
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It could be a statement based on new research and statistics. John was a history major, and it was new to him.
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Oh good because I really was paying attention😀
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The 95 Theses were originally called the “Disputation on the Power of Indulgences”.
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I didn’t know that. Learned something today! Thanks.
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I did too. It got me researching all kinds of things. What is interesting is that although some things he did stand out, it did usher in changes by its mere rebellion. People who had in the past not questioned doctrinal practices started too. The reformists also evolved, some became a bit heady, but the end goal was change and testing what they had been previously taught. It’s quite fascinating.
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It’s not often I find someone taking pleasure in history. John was a history major. He’s like a touch screen — touch him, and history comes out. Earlier this year he led a Sunday School class about the reformation, and he’s doing another series about the effect of the reformation through history. I’m learning a lot.
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I do that with my son in law. He’s like that.
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Love the hoodies, something the Monks introduced so many years ago. Like those who campaigned on the pullman car’s rear porch in bygone years, I can see John singing the word from that venue. “Toot-Toot, all aboard for the Gospel”
In an old Lutheran Service Book and Hymnal, there is a Reformation Day Prayer:
“Almighty God, who through the preaching of your
servants, the courageous Reformers, has caused the light of the Gospel
to shine forth: Grant us
Father, that knowing its saving power, we may faithfully guard and defend it against all enemies,
and joyfully proclaim it, to the salvation of souls and the glory of your Holy Name; through thy
Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, forever.
Amen.”
Stephen J. Nichols,
The Reformation: How a Monk and a Mallet Changed the World
(Wheaton, IL:
Crossway Books, 2007)
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That prayer has a wonderful cadence to it. Wish we had time to read that book. We’re in guest season now.
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That’s why we have book shelves Anne. Enjoy your guests. We did 10 years of guests when we ran our B&B. So many stories there.
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Oh! I didn’t know you ran a B&B! How I’d love to hear all about that! I think I would enjoy the cooking and the talking, but not the cleaning.
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We had two Electrolux Vacs, one up, one down. We were a 50/50 team in everything except the baking, Herself was the gourmet in that category, I was the Omelet King though.
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Baking Queen and King of Omelets! That is impressive.
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You take a good selfie Anne! I find it hard to take one and smile at the same time.
Love those sweatshirts.
I am so grateful for the courage of Martin Luther.
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Now that I’m using the phone as a camera, I can see what I’m aiming at. Still, I discarded at least five shots My smile — I kind of grit my teeth and hope it doesn’t look like a grimace.
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LOL next we will be getting selfie sticks…..does your phone camera have a timer? It does help.
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I’m sure the phone camera has a timer, but I’ve never looked for it. Thanks for the reminder. You never know when you might want it.
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I found out it gives me time to smile instead of grimace lol! Though when it does the countdown thing I tend to zone in and still look funny.
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It’s terribly easy to look funny in front of a camera. That’s why I hide behind it as much as possible.
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No wonder I like you Anne…I do the very same thing!
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This showed up under your post I just read. It’s so sweet. ❤️
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I should look back at it. I might be surprised at what I find.
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