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God´s mercy – the origin of our ministry

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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Löhe on 1.Corinthians 14:33

For God is not a God of disorder but of peace (1Co 14:33 NIV) The means of grace demand pastors, who will administer them with care and diligence. Both Word and Sacrament are not automatic mechanisms or processes, which happen … Continue reading

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Löhe on 2.Corinthians 3:9

If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness! (2Co 3:9 NIV) The office of the ministry has clarity and grants clarity too. Yet those brethren carrying the yoke of this … Continue reading

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