Category Archives: Gedankensplitter

God stands by His promise

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the Lord set His love upon you and chose you. Deuteronomy 7:7 Dr. Martin Luther continues with his running commentary on this great book Deuteronomy. He … Continue reading →

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You want to follow Jesus?

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Let us pray:  O good and gracious God, heavenly Father + Grant us Your Spirit of Truth and Peace, that we may understand Your holy Will and follow Your Directions and trust Your Promises from the bottom of our heart … Continue reading →

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The silver bells of St. Cyriacus

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

The Benedictine abbey Wimmelburg – just north of Lutherstadt Eisleben and south of Mansfeld – founded just after the turn of the 1st Millennium was dedicated to the legendary martyr St. Cyriacus, who is one of the 14 Holy Helpers. … Continue reading →

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Sanctified through God´s Word & prayer

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Let us pray:  O good and gracious God, heavenly Father + Grant us Your Spirit of Truth and Peace, that we may understand Your holy Will and follow Your Directions and trust Your Promises from the bottom of our heart … Continue reading →

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St.Maurice and Luther

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

For only one year Hans Luder sends his fourteen year old son Martin – it is 1497 –  to the cathedral school attached to the St. Mauritius abbey founded in Magdeburg back in 937 AD. Another reason to look a … Continue reading →

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Difference between Old and New Testament

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Luther on Deuteronomy 5:3 “Not with our fathers…” Here Moses points out the difference between the New and the Old Testament. The New Testament is the older, promised from the beginning of the world, yes, “before the times of the world,” … Continue reading →

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Elisha got up and followed Elijah

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Let us pray: O good and gracious God, heavenly Father + Grant us Your Spirit of Truth and Peace, that we may understand Your holy Will and follow Your Directions and trust Your Promises from the bottom of our heart all … Continue reading →

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Called to follow Jesus

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Let us pray: O good and gracious God, heavenly Father + Grant us Your Spirit of Truth and Peace, that we may understand Your holy Will and follow Your Directions and trust Your Promises from the bottom of our heart … Continue reading →

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Peaches along the way

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Wilhelm Weber

Have You found a peach this year? A good one. One worth savouring for precious minutes of Your day? Sam Sifton from the NYT writes in his introduction: Good morning. I’m firmly of the opinion that you get one really … 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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