Monthly Archives: December 2012

Herrenhuter readings for the last day of the year: 31st December 2012

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, “When will you comfort me?” (Psalm 119:82 NIV) May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 9,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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Herrenhuter readings for Sunday, the 30th December

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

“Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act.” (Proverbs 3:27 NIV) “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” (James 1:22 NIV)

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Lutheran Order of service in isiZulu and seTswana

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The Lutheran Order of Service for the first Sunday after Christmas is available here in isiZulu and seTswana. Today it comes with a sermon based on the gospel of the evangelist Saint John in the twelfth chapter verses 44-50 by our … Continue reading →

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Herrenhuter readings for the 29th December 2012

Posted on December 29, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbour. (Exodus 20:16 NIV) Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit … Continue reading →

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Introit for Childermas (Holy Innocents)

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

Today’s Introit is from Psalm 124. The verses 2-4.7: If the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive; the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would … Continue reading →

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Revelation 12:1-6.13-17

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The Epistle reading for Childermas is from Revelations 12: “A great and wondrous sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head. She was pregnant … Continue reading →

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Childermas or holy Innocents: 28th December

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

Again – and in the space of only two days in this festive season of the high holidays of Christmas – the holy Christian Church commemorates the death of holy martyrs, who were killed for Jesus Christ’s sake. Two days … Continue reading →

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Herrenhuter readings for Friday, the 28th December 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty are those who obey his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it? “Even now,” declares the LORD, … Continue reading →

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Hymn of Bishop Caelius Sedulius: A solis ortus cardine…

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Wilhelm Weber

The hymns of the Church reflect its theology and that holds true for the Christmas carols too. The old hymn by Bishop Caelius Sedulius from the 5th century was translated by Dr. Martin Luther in 1524 as available in Latin and German … Continue reading →

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