Author Archives: Wilhelm Weber

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About Wilhelm Weber

Pastor at the Old Latin School in the Lutherstadt Wittenberg

“In the name of the LORD Jesus”

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

Here’s a translation of a devotion on Colossians 3:17 written by the late director of Lutheran missions (Bleckmar) Rev.Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Hopf in the first “Missionsblatt” edited by him in January 1951. May it be read in the same Spirit … Continue reading →

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Sermon in the morning on 2Co5:19-21

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

Here is this morning’s sermon by Dr. Karl Böhmer held in the chapel of St.Timothy at our Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane: 2 Cor. 5:19-21 In Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting [men’s] trespasses against them, and … Continue reading →

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Cantate Domino canticum novum…

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

Watchword for the 5th Sunday in Easter called “Cantate Domino”: “Sing to the Lord…” The introit is Psalm 98:1-2: Sing to the Lord a new song, alleluia; for the Lord has accomplished wondrous deeds, alleluia; he has revealed his justice in … Continue reading →

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Sermon on Ac 17:22-32

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

This morning’s sermon during Matins at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane (LTS) on Acts 17:22-32 can be read here: Ac17,22-33 Matins 2016.4.21 and heard here:  We sang the baptismal hymn “All Christians who have been baptised…”. You can listen to … Continue reading →

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Salem Seminary 75th anniversary

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

This year 2016 it is seventy-five years ago that Superintendent Christoph Johannes started a seminary in Salem (Mpumalanga) to train evangelists and assistants. Due to the great war it took some time, before the following report was given about this start-up: Seminary … Continue reading →

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Matins in the morning

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

During Matins I preached on the first epistle of the apostle St.Peter the fifth chapter verses 1-4. Here it is to read (1Pt5,1-4 Matins 2016.4.14) and here it is to listen to: (Sadly it’s only the first part, somewhere along … Continue reading →

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3rd Sunday after Easter: Jubilate

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

Jubilate Sunday is the third Sunday after Easter. It is called this because in the liturgy the first line of the introit is “Jubilate Deo omnis terra” (“Shout with joy to God, all the earth”) from Psalm 66 (65). Watchword … Continue reading →

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Confessional address

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

Here’s this morning’s confessional address by Professor Dr. John G. Nordling (CTS Ft.Wayne) as held in the chapel of St.Timothy at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane: John 21.15-19 JN 2016.4.13

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Sermon at Morning Prayer

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

Here’s the promised sermon by Rev. Dr. Karl Böhmer on the gospel of Matthew chapter 14:22-27: “It all started just before WW2 – the superhero craze, I mean. Oh, there had been heroes before, popular heroes, superheroes even, champions of … Continue reading →

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Fontane: Der Stechlin

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Wilhelm Weber

“… zwei Junge heiraten sich; – das ist so ziemlich alles, was auf 500 Seiten geschieht, hat Theodor Fontane über seinen letzten Roman “Der Stechlin” gesagt. Da kann man sogar reinhören: Das erste Kapitel vorgelesen.  Und hier ist noch mehr dazu … Continue reading →

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