Happy Reformation Day!

This post is dedicated to Martin Luther and all those who were involved in the Protestant Reformation. For those who don't know, it was on October 31, 1517, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to church door in Wittenberg, Germany. These theses were in protest to the Catholic church's selling of indulgences. Indulgences were sold by the church in order to decrease the amount of time your loved one would spend in Purgatory. This idea appalled and angered Luther, so much so that he wrote the theses and nailed them to the local church door, where the news of the day was generally posted. This bold act was the flash point of what became known as the Protestant Reformation, a movement which eventually led to translation and printing of the King James Version of the Bible in 1611.

"Tracting" the Bengals game

II Corinthians 4:4--"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."

Nowhere is this more apparent than in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon when the Bengals are in town. Today a group of men went downtown before the game and passed out a tract called "Earning Their Stripes", a Bengal-themed tract written by church deacon Jim Bradley. Although there was a hindering spirit present, we presented the Gospel to approximately 2,000 people, including 4 Cincinnati police officers (kudos to Caleb Baker). It was good to see the men of the church come together with purpose and zeal. Hopefully this is the first day of many more to come. Thanks to all those who prayed and participated! The Word of God will not return void!

Please forgive the look on Pastor Baker's face--he really does enjoy doing this!

Union Corn Maze

Today was our first church activity in quite some time that involved the both the adults and the teenagers. We went to a corn maze in Union, KY on a family-run beef cattle farm. There were a lot of different things to do besides the maze, including a hay ride (ask Natalie about feeding corn to the cows), a petting zoo, a log cabin "tour", corn hole, and even a ride in a genuine 1924 Ford Model T. It was a pretty amazing place! Everyone enjoyed themselves quite a bit, despite the dreary weather conditions. Afterwards, we went back to church and grilled some hot dogs and sat around the fire, singing songs and sharing testimonies of things that the Lord had done for us. It was an exhausting yet very enjoyable day!