Tag Archives: Roodepoort

Auf, auf mein Herz mit Freuden

+ Der Herr sei mit Euch + Freitag nach dem 4. Sonntag nach Ostern (Kantate: Die singende Gemeinde) Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, denn er tut Wunder. Psalm 98 “Da bist Du selig worden” (Altarraum der lutherischen Kirche auf … Continue reading

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Governed by the Word…

Dr. Martin Luther continues his commentary on Deuteronomy with this summary of chapter 12 – and it´s good reading in this translation by Richard R. Caemmerer in Luther´s Works Volume 9, pages 123-126: The spiritual explanation of the First Commandment has … Continue reading

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+ Baptizatus sum +

This day in 1961 I was baptized into the very body of my beloved Lord and only saviour Jesus Christ and into his holy Christian Church for the forgiveness of all my sin, released for good from the power of all evil, death … Continue reading

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Another chapter in Roodepoort mission station – a final one?

Well, the Church of Roodepoort near Ventersdorp (NW) has been pulled down and “returned to dust”. It was vacant for more than a decade now and it had fallen into disrepair after the congregation  moved on. A lot has been said … Continue reading

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