Another one for Mondays with Martin From the beginning of the world, Christ has been preached and believed. Christ has been preached from the beginning of the world until now and has been believed by all the holy patriarchs and prophets, namely, that Christ would be both true Man, as the woman’s promised offspring, and [...]
Mondays with Martin “Most serene emperor, illustrious princes, gracious lords. I obediently appeared at the time appointed yesterday evening, in conformity with the order given me yesterday, and by God’s mercies I conjure your majesty and your August highnesses to listen graciously to the defense of a cause which I am assured is just and true. [...]
Symposia Lenten Preaching Workshop Monday, January 18, 2010 “Dear Christians One and All Rejoice” This year’s seminar borrows its title from the famous Luther hymn, “Dear Christians One and All Rejoice.” Oswald Bayer says that in this hymn “Luther sang of the fact that God’s being is gift and promise.” This midweek Lenten series will use Luther’s [...]
(HANNOVER) In a vote that has stunned both Lutherans and Protestants across Germany, the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKiD), published on Monday, September 28, 2009 its decision regarding one of the most critical documents to emerge from the Reformation. The Commission for Theology (Kammer für Theologie), the official theological advisory board of the EKD, voted [...]
Here is a hymn for today from Martin Rinkart, who became archdeacon of Eilenberg on this day in 1617. Martin Rinkart, a Lutheran minister, was in Eilenburg, Saxony, during the Thirty Years’ War. The walled city of Eilenburg saw a steady stream of refugees pour through its gates. The Swedish army surrounded the city, and [...]
