Category Archives: biographies and other stories

Herr, machs nur mit meinem Ende gut

Posted on March 4, 2023 by Wilhelm Weber

Kennengelernt habe ich Bartholomäus Grill als Korrespondenten für die FAZ in Johannesburg. Inzwischen hat er für den Spiegel gearbeitet und ist jetzt im Ruhestand. Er ist als frommer Katholik in Oberaudorf am Inn aufgewachsen. Das hat ihn zeitlebens geprägt. Er … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Friedrich Wichmanns Reise quer durch Natal in 1893

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

Aus “Unter dem Kreuze” – Kirchliches Volksblad aus Niedersachsen herausgegeben von Pastor Ringmann , Celle 1893. Kopiert aus der Gotischen Druckschrift von Friedel Drewes, Friedrich Wichmann’s  Urenkel. Ein Artikel geschrieben von Friedrich Wichmann über seiner Reise zu der Hochzeit seiner Tochter Marie … Continue reading →

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Job pleads not-guilty … (Job 19,19-27)

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Wilhelm Weber

The next bible study is coming up – and Job 19,19-27 is the sermon text allocated in our lectionary for this coming 5th Sunday in Lent: “Judica…” (Judge me, O Lord…). Theology is not boring. Not by a long shot. … Continue reading →

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Review of some essays on Sasse

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

This volume is a fine tribute to Hermann Otto Sasse, born in Sonnenwalde on 17th July 1895. A colorful addition complementing the series “Oberurseler Hefte”, masterfully edited by prolific Werner Klän:  bilingual, international, scholarly, sometimes with literary flair and whiffs … Continue reading →

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Looking forward to the 3rd Advent

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Looking forward to preach on the “Benedictus” (Lk.1,67-79) tomorrow. That´s looking closer at St. John the Baptist under the watchword from Isaiah 40: “In the wilderness clear a way for the Lord; Look, the Sovereign Lord comes as a victorious … Continue reading →

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Loutraki ist voller Überraschungen… (7)

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

In „Tranquility“ (Olive Grove) in Lautraki waren wir zu Gast bei einem griechisch-polnischen Ehepaar, das sich in Kanada kennen gelernt hatte. Richard ist Fahrradfahrer und Anastasia freischaffende Künstlerin. Nun sind sie wieder im alten Europa und offensichtlich sehr erfolgreich, sich … Continue reading →

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Luther´s rulers in electoral Saxony

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

In Luther´s time, democracy was far off. Germany was at best a vague idea and not even the language was anywhere near to being uniform in the various landscapes north of the Alps. He was always a citizen of electoral … Continue reading →

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Kommt ein Vogel geflogen …

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Long, long ago there lived a people… No computers. No smartphones. No email. No texting. Just the lost art of sending a letter… I got to know some of them. My parents were both avid communicators and diligent composers of … Continue reading →

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