“And when they bring you before the…authorities, do not be anxious about how you should defend yourself or what you should say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what you ought to say” (Lk 12:11-12). I recently accompanied one of our Iranian parishioners to his asylum interview before the German … Continue reading Defending Your Christian Faith
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth” (1 Cor 3:6). Yesterday I took the train back to Hamburg from Dresden. A young woman was the only other passenger in the six-seat compartment. About 15 minutes away from Berlin, I wanted a cup of coffee. For some reason, I felt like buying two. Thanking … Continue reading I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth
This past Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing four Iranian adults at Zion Lutheran Church (SELK), Hamburg. The baptismal rite is in Farsi and includes all the elements most of you know from the Lutheran Service Book. But there are two passages in the Persian rite that you might find unusual. One of them … Continue reading Do You Renounce Islam?
The Tiews in Germany 