What Martin Luther and the Reformation have to do with Halloween. It's so cool that October 31 is a holiday for us (in Germany) - right? The calendar says it's Reformation Day, but why do those two days always come together? Coincidence, I don't think. Let's put on our detective hats and take our magnifying glasses to sift through the evidence. Evidence #1: Luther walked up and down the cobbled streets of Wittenberg. He had spent countless hours writing 95 smart, easy-to-understand, maybe a little too harsh, but much needed theses. He spent hours checking spelling and grammar to make sure those who would read them could understand. His motivation was reason. He wanted people to be reasonable. Only the wise would be reasonable and he wanted everyone to be wise. He found the perfect place for his publication - on the door of the castle church. Notices were often posted there with the church program and at that time a lot of people went there. This would be perfect. The n...
....giving up all that inferior stuff so I could know Christ personally