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Just another morning in Advent
Got a letter from the superintendent asking for a police clearance certificate (Führungszeugnis). So, I got out of the den – and surprise, surprise – the earth is turning, all the world´s on the move and life is going on … Continue reading
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Tagged DER Deutsches Reisebüro, Luther, Rathaus, Stadtbibliothek, Wittenberg
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Truly it is a most beautiful and fair law.
Dr. Martin Luther continues his commentary on Deuteronomy with this summary of chapter 15 – and it´s good reading about lending, cancelling of debt, poor people etc in this translation by Richard R. Caemmerer in Luther´s Works Volume 9: The … Continue reading
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Tagged Difference, Diversity, Dt15, equality, Kings, Lending, Martin Luther, Poor people, Sabbatical, slaves
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Here we go again to Weimar…
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
Posted in Feierabend, Gedankensplitter, Inside Germany, Sights and pictures, Uncategorized
Tagged Anna Amalie, Bibliothek, Buchenwald, Goethe, graveyard, Liszt, Lutherstein, Museums, Pushkin, Schiller, Shakespeare, Weimar
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High feast of the Holy Trinity
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
Exaudi: Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out.
The Lord is my light and my salvation.I fear no one.The Lord protects my life.I am afraid of no one. When evil men attack me to devour my flesh,when my adversaries and enemies attack me, they stumble and fall.Even when an army is deployed … Continue reading
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Freuet euch der schönen Erde…
Ein herrlicher Morgen im Wittenberger Land. Die Sonne erstrahlt mit Macht. Sie will wohl den Winter austreiben und den Sommer locken. Auf der Wetterkarte schien es als wäre Moskau schon da und auch sonst scheint nicht viel Regen in petto … Continue reading
Posted in Gedankensplitter, Hymns, Lutheran World, Martin Luther and the Reformation, Morning Prayer, Uncategorized, You comfort me +
Tagged 1.Artikel, Freuet euch der schönen Erde, Glaubensbekenntnis, Handwerker, Jahreszeiten, Japanische Blütenkirsche, Kolosser 1, Martin Luther, Philipp Spitta (1827), Schöpfung, Schule, Sommerzeit
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Dreams and visions encouraged by John 15:7-8
What a promising morning in Wittenberg! Clouds are heavy with rain. At least, that´s how I read their color. The forecast is very positive too. That´s a good start to the week – especially after yesterday´s delightful Sunday “Jubilate” – … Continue reading
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Tagged CS St.Louis, CTS Ft.Wayne, ILSW, Wittenberg
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OLS in April 2020
We are grateful for Your support and thank You for Your encouragement on the way + Here´s the link to our monthly circular: https://mailchi.mp/05b30669367c/the-lord-of-life-is-risen
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