Tag Archives: Lutheran

Hey, look: We´re celebrating “Thanksgiving” too!

It´s good to have friends and family – even at church, you know. And hey, at the Old Latin School we´ve got plenty of both. Faithful friends and loving family spread all over the world – but especially here in … Continue reading

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Review: Equality of believers

Here’s my review of Richard Elphick, 2012: “The equality of  believers. Protestant missionaries and the racial politics of South Africa.” review-equality-of-believers .

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Mary of Bethany

Read a translation of the devotion by the inspector of Lutheran Missons (Bleckmar) Pfarrer Friedrich Wilhelm Hopf DD in the 2nd “Missionsblatt” edited by him: 1951 Januar Nr 2 43 Mary of Bethany

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Our “Missionsblatt”

65 years ago Rev. Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Hopf started as editor of the “Missionsblatt”. This was one of his many tasks, which he faithfully fulfilled many years – even decades. In the first edition that he published he gave the following … Continue reading

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Lutheran Order of service in English, isiZulu and seTswana

The Lutheran Order of Service for Christmas Day is available here in isiZulu, seTswana and English. Today it comes with a sermon based on God’s Word from the epistle of St. Paul to Titus in the 3 chapter verses 4-7. … Continue reading

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LTS NEWS

The Lutheran Theological Seminary in Tshwane has just completed it’s 15th academic year in Pretoria, South Africa. That’s 3 successive courses of 5 years each, even if we don’t do them after each other, but start afresh each year.  More than 100 … Continue reading

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Reformation Festival

Here’s the program for the upcoming Reformation festival of the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa planned in Potchefstroom, NW this coming weekend: LCSA REFORMATION PROG 2015

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Lutheran Order of service in isiZulu and seTswana

The Lutheran Order of Service for the 21st Sunday after Trinity is available here in isiZulu and seTswana. Today it comes with a sermon based on God’s Word from the Holy Gospel of St. Matthew in the 5th chapter verses … Continue reading

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Lutheran Order of service in isiZulu and seTswana

The Lutheran Order of Service for the 20th Sunday after Trinity is available here in isiZulu and seTswana. Today it comes with a sermon based on God’s Word from the Holy Gospel of St. Mark in the 10th chapter verses … Continue reading

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Support the LTS – Unterstützt die LKM

Here’s an attempt to raise support for 10+ prospective students in 2016. Please help us to raise awareness for the great need to help willing students to train as future pastors for the Lutheran Churches in Africa. Here are examples in both English: … Continue reading

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