Author Archives: Wilhelm Weber

About Wilhelm Weber

Pastor at the Old Latin School in the Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Luther on articles of faith…

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

I will here briefly recount these articles of the Christian faith to which everyone is above all things to pay attention and hold fast. The first is the law of God, which is to be preached so that one thereby … Continue reading →

Posted in Martin Luther and the Reformation, You comfort me + | Tagged Affliction, Articles of Faith, Fall and redemption, Forgiveness, Franz Timmermann, Freedom, Love towards neighbor, Luther, LW 40, Recognition, Sin, Suffering, Wider die himmlischen Propheten | Leave a comment

We didn´t know!

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

News casts show Russians, who don´t know about the war in the Ukraine, nor the havoc wrecked by the Russian army as they target civilians, destroy cities, and even bomb nuclear plants. Seventy percent of all Russians are in favor … Continue reading →

Posted in Gedankensplitter, Sights and pictures, Slavery, Table talk | Tagged ignorance, Putin, Russia | Leave a comment

Don´t trust in princes… (Psalm 146,3)

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

My friend asks me, why I quote my granny: “Don´t trust the Russians!” Well, it´s complicated. Trust grows. So does mistrust. The easy reasons are bad experiences with Russians as neighbors and rulers – during wars and after. You know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gedankensplitter, Politics, philosophy and other perspectives, Uncategorized | Tagged Hope, Human kind, Original sin, Putin, Russia, Trust, Ukraine | Leave a comment

Oh, do listen up!

Posted on February 18, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Looking forward to this Sunday. It is “Sexagesimae” – the second Sunday before Lent): Oh, that today You would listen as He speaks! Do not harden Your hearts. Hebrews 3,15 This blessed Sunday we are focused on the triune God´s … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibel und Übersetzung, Hymns, Lectionary etc, Martin Luther and the Reformation, Prelenten Sundays, Sundays before Lent, You comfort me + | Tagged Hebrews 3:15, Hebrews 4:12-13, Herrad von Landsberg, Hieronymus, Hortus Deliciarum, Isaiah 55:8-12, Listen up, Martin H. Franzmann 1907-1976, Martin Luther, Psalm 1; 19; 119, Sexagesimae, St Paul, Thy strong word did cleave, Vierfache Acker | Leave a comment

Too soon

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

A week ago Bruno and Ingrid were in a head-on-collision. Subsequently other cars crashed into them from behind. Their two children Karl (6) and Maya (2) were critically injured, and both died in ICU – Karl on Sunday and Maya … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies and other stories, Family and friends, Gedankensplitter, Hymns, Lieder, Paul Gerhardt, You comfort me + | Tagged Children, Death and dying, Geh aus mein Herz, Go forth my heart and seek delight, Luther, Mourn, Paul Gerhard, Suffering | Leave a comment

Come and witness God´s exploits

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Looking forward to the 4th Sunday before Lent. It comes with a very promising invitation: “Come and witness God’s exploits! His acts on behalf of people are awesome.” (Psalm 66,5) The Introit from Psalm 107 lifts our eyes to look … Continue reading →

Posted in Hymns, Lectionary etc, Prelenten Sundays, Sunday, Sundays before Lent, You comfort me + | Tagged 2Cor1:8-11, awesome, Calming of the storm, God´s exploits, High seas, Isaiah 51:9-16, Jonah, Mk4, Mk4:35-41, Mt14:22-33, Psalm 107, Psalm 66:5 | Leave a comment

Swiftly pass the clouds of glory…

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Looking forward to the high feast and holiday of the Transfiguration this last Sunday after the Epiphany. We´re hearing a lot from the great prophet Moses, who points us to the one and only savior of the world, Jesus Christ. … Continue reading →

Posted in Epiphany, Gottesdienst, Lectionary etc, Lutheran Order of service, You comfort me + | Tagged 2.Cor 4:6-10, Epiphanias, Epiphany, Exodus 3, Exodus 34, Glory of God, Immanuel, LSB 416, Moses, Mt 17, Psalm 97, Swiftly pass the clouds of glory, Thomas H. Troeger, Transfiguration, Verklärung Jesu | Leave a comment

God´s mercy – the origin of our ministry

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

In the late 1980´s my father-in-law installed P. Werner Köhne in Wittenberg. At that stage it was not foreseeable that I would be the successor to be installed in 1992. That´s thirty years ago this year. My father-in-law based his … Continue reading →

Posted in biographies and other stories, Epiphany, Gedankensplitter, Inside Germany, Saints of the church, You comfort me + | Tagged 2.Korinther 4:1, Amt, Bethel, Dobberstein, Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, Georg Merz, Gnade, Grabstätte, Müde | Leave a comment

Teatime in the Old Latin School

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Yesterday I got invited to tea. That´s a first for me. I´m still dazed and not because there was something funny in the tea. No, just because it was the first time. Afterall, I´ve been in these parts since 2018. … Continue reading →

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Table talk in the Old Latin School

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Wilhelm Weber

Sitting at my father´s table is one of my favorite memories. There was plenty of space. So that not just nine kids – with three grandmothers – enjoyed my mother´s gastronomic gifts. There was the mission secretary Hanns Gnauk, who … Continue reading →

Posted in Feierabend, Gedankensplitter, Martin Luther and the Reformation, Old Latin School in Wittenberg, Table talk | Tagged Family table, Mission, Table talk, Translation | Leave a comment