In this very difficult time for all Iranians and Afghans, in which the Iranian and Afghan governments, hated by the vast majority of the population, are still clinging to power, it is not surprising that a sense of hopelessness is also affecting our Persian congregants here in Hamburg. As such, from late spring into early … Continue reading Dear friends and supporters of our ministry to Germany and across Eurasia!
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but … Continue reading My Word Shall Not Return Empty
… always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15). Last week, Lula and I were near Helsinki, Finland, attending our annual retreat of LCMS missionaries in Eurasia. Finns are very friendly, … Continue reading Always Be Prepared to Make a Defense for the Hope
“… in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15-16). Ben and Ella Goehring are LCMS career missionaries based in Brašov, Romania. Originally … Continue reading Tell about Jesus Christ—the Way, the Truth, and the Life
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water” (Heb 10:22). For several decades, Western Europe has been experiencing a clash of civilizations. Case in point, a few weeks ago one of our Iranian parishioners … Continue reading Let us Draw Near with a True Heart
July’s highlight was traveling to Turku, Finland (about two hours west of Helsinki) to give a three-part-presentation on “Six-Day Creation: The Biblical and Scientific Arguments” at the Corpus Christi conference for young adults. This annual conference is a unique event, offering Confessional Lutherans in their 20s and 30s mainly from Northern Europe (but increasingly also … Continue reading Dear friends and supporters of our ministry to Germany and across Eurasia!
Ps 143: 3 “For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. 4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; my heart within me is appalled”… 12 “And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and … Continue reading He Will Destroy All the Adversaries
While in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Germany, visiting Lula, who is holding down the fort at the Old Latin School bookstore, while OLS managing director Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Weber is on vacation, we made this little video giving you a short tour of this amazing place next to the “Mother Church of the Reformation”: Continue reading Lutheran Outreach Center in Wittenberg
“For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life…” (2 Corinthians 2:15-16). I recently reviewed the basic teachings of Christianity with a young Iranian Lutheran about … Continue reading The Aroma of Christ
“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Last Sunday, I was invited to preach at a Farsi service at St. Peter’s, Hannover, a SELK congregation with a sizable Persian congregation. My original plan was to take … Continue reading What is the Christian Faith – In One Sentence?
The Tiews in Germany 