Happy Reformation Day

The Reformation Polka

by Robert Gebel

[Sung to the tune of "Supercalifragilistic-expialidocious"]

When I was just ein junger Mann I studied canon law
While Erfurt was a challenge, it was just to please my Pa.
Then came the storm, the lightning struck, I called upon Saint Anne,
I shaved my head, I took my vows, an Augustinian!
Oh...

Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

When Tetzel came near Wittenberg, St. Peter's profits soared,
I wrote a little notice for the All Saints' Bull'tin board:
"You cannot purchase merits, for we're justified by grace!
Here's 95 more reasons, Brother Tetzel, in your face!"
Oh...

Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

They loved my tracts, adored my wit, all were exempleror;
The Pope, however, hauled me up before the Emperor.
"Are these your books? Do you recant?" King Charles did demand,
"I will not change my Diet, Sir, God help me here I stand!"
Oh...

Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Duke Frederick took the Wise approach, responding to my words,
By knighting "George" as hostage in the Kingdom of the Birds.
Use Brother Martin's model if the languages you seek,
Stay locked inside a castle with your Hebrew and your Greek!
Oh...

Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Let's raise our steins and Concord Books while gathered in this place,
And spread the word that 'catholic' is spelled with lower case;
The Word remains unfettered when the Spirit gets his chance,
So come on, Katy, drop your lute, and join us in our dance!
Oh...

Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation
Speak your mind against them and face excommunication!
Nail your theses to the door, let's start a Reformation!
Papal bulls, indulgences, and transubstantiation!

Falling for Fall

Well, it has been quite the while since we last posted here. Don't worry, we're alive... just so busy!

School is in full swing, though this is fall break and I still haven't had a minute to lose. Drew is still working at selling cars and doing great. We are leading a college community group for our church and just finished leading the guys and girls retreat.

Drew surpirsed me a few weekends ago and wisked me off to Nashville to celebrate our FIRST ANNIVERSARY! We were both gone and seperated on our actual anniversary for the retreats so I figured we would celebrate the next weekend. Nope!
My wonderful husband packed our bags and made RESERVATIONS at the Opry Land Hotel/Resort in Nashville! We had a wonderful time. We ate at a nice restaurant and then got cheesecake to go and ate it in the room. We got to rent a movie and sleep late and ate a huge breakfast!! (that's the PG version at least!)
Drew also gave me two very thoughtful gifts, an ipod thingy that lets you listen to it on the radio since I don't have a CD player after it being stolen 3 times! He also bought me a really cool winter coat that I really wanted and probably needed that I had pointed out MONTHS AGO! What a man!



We also went yesterday and picked apples at a local farm! They have this HUGE farm with almost every type of fruit you can imagine! We went specifically for the apples because we are addicted and they were 99cents a pound if you pick them yourself! So when Drew had the day off we went and got apples and a pumkin! Yay Kentucky! (even though the farm is technically in Indiana).








And there were pumpkins!!!




Please be in prayer for Drew's family because they are going through a lot of testing right now especially in their health. His dad is still recovering and needing healing from his heart attack this summer and his mom just had some emergency female surgery and is still recovering. All of this and they still have a book store to run with little help. Please pray!