It's Not Halloween, It's Reformation Day!

Yes, October 31 has been corrupted by the Great Pumpkin and all his ilk when we really should be celebrating Reformation Day. It was on this day in 1517 that Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg, an event seen as the start of the Protestant Reformation. But, because The Thinking Servant is kind, caring, compassionate and humble we present to you some ways to incorporate current traditions with the Reformation (well, maybe not so humble).

Theses-or-Treats Hey, give me candy or I'll nail 95 theses to your front door.

Dress Up Like A Reformer Instead of ghosts, goblins, and disgraced celebrities, you can dress up like Martin Luther, Katherine von Bora, John Calvin, Zwingli, and all the rest.

Bobbing for Theology Books Only slightly harder to grab with your mouth though I do not recommend any standard 1000 page systematic text for this. I also only recommend single abridged copies of Luther's or Calvin's works for this.

Reformation House Walk through dark corridors and have rooms like the Diet of Worms room, the Geneva Reformation room, the John Knox rails against Mary Queen of Scots Room, or the Henry VIII gets married yet again room.

It's the Great Luther, Charlie Brown Reinvent the TV special by having Linus wait in a pumpkin patch to get toys from the Great Luther.

Tulip Carving Contests Somewhat less messy than carving pumpkins, but see if you can carve a face into a tulip representing one of Calvin's five points. First prize for the one pre-destined to win.

Wrapping Theologians in Toilet P..... We strongly condemn this activity.

Anyway, have fun on our newly reformed Reformation Day.