Monthly Archives: June 2020

Come join us for more in the courts of Zion… (2nd Sunday after Trinity)

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Good morning from lovely Wittenberg. The sun is out. The little rain we got, is long gone even as the clouds hang in there and the summer heat is not quite back yet. Like every morning the people walk their … Continue reading →

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Pastors ever close to their Shepherd

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

A good friend of mine and foreign pastor in these lands phoned me yesterday. Whereas I only use the phone for urgent messages, something like the original telegraph, he obviously uses it to catch up on visitation and the blessings … Continue reading →

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1.Sunday after Trinity: Old Love song…

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

The Psalm for this 1st Sunday after Trinity I will praise the Lord at all times;my mouth will continually praise him.I will boast in the Lord;let the oppressed hear and rejoice.Magnify the Lord with me.Let us praise his name together.I sought the Lord’s help and he … Continue reading →

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We´re no longer in paradise – that´s for sure

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

J.K. Rowlings has made herself a name writing. She´s found her voice in many ways and needs no introduction. She´s famous for going to dark places and not shying away before monsters and fiendish beasts in fables and stories, in … Continue reading →

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Prayers uplifted – this Thursday +

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Wonderful morning in Wittenberg and some drizzle´s in the air. Not much, no, but still. Last night various weather applications forecast rains from around 4h00 this morning right until first tea, but that was false alarm. I could have gone … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Rügen

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

During this time, people are anxious to get out into the open once again. It´s normal, if you consider that the average living space in Germany is just a little more than 40 square meters per person. That´s why they … Continue reading →

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Here we go again to Weimar…

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

I´ve still got some unkept promises. Some of those are to still take You further through Weimar. Now that the poster depicting the Cranach altar in St.Peter & Paul (Herderkirche) is up in my office, I´ve got another incentive to … Continue reading →

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High feast of the Holy Trinity

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Ready for church on this high holiday of the Holy Trinity. The table is set, the lights aglow and our baptismal font is as new. We´re full of great expectations on this wonderful feast day, because the one God, who … Continue reading →

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Good weather, friends and neighbours…

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Good morning from Wittenberg – or as we say here: “Moin, moin!”, but that´s the elaborate and somewhat redundant version. Most stick to the monosyllabic “Moin!” It´s promising to be another of my favorite days. Now that its rained, I´m … Continue reading →

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Another day in summer

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Good morning in Wittenberg. Spectacular sunrise – and that early in the morning at 4h54. The fiery sky promises changing weather: “Red in the morn is the shepherd´s warn!” Nothing surprising if You bargain with “Schafskälte” – a meteorological phenomenon … Continue reading →

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