Luther: Letters of Spiritual CounselPickle Partners Publishing, 2018 M09 3 - 349 pages Martin Luther is often thought of as a world-shaking figure who defied papacy and empire to introduce a reformation in the teaching, worship, organization, and life of the church. Sometimes it is forgotten that he was also a pastor and shepherd of souls. Collected in this volume are Luther’s letters of spiritual counsel, which he offered to his contemporaries in the midst of sickness, death, persecution, imprisonment, famine, and political instability. For Luther, spiritual counsel was about establishing, nurturing, and strengthening faith. Freshly translated from the original German and Latin, these letters shed light on the fascinating relationship between his pastoral counsel and his theology. “Since spiritual direction is not the wholesale application of general principles, but the painstaking working out of spirituality in specific situations, the personal letter is one of its best expressions. Luther knew the holy gospel and the human heart, and the double knowledge is evident on the pages of these letters.”—Eugene H. Peterson, Regent College |
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... Herewith I commit your body and soul to his mercy. Amen. All your children{78} and my Katie pray for you. Some weep. Others say when they eat, “Grandmother is very sick.” God's grace be with us all. Amen. Your loving son, Martin Luther ...
... Herewith I commit your body and soul to his mercy. Amen. All your children{78} and my Katie pray for you. Some weep. Others say when they eat, “Grandmother is very sick.” God's grace be with us all. Amen. Your loving son, Martin Luther ...
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... Herewith I earnestly commit you to his keeping. Have I not visited the sick long enough now? My Lord Katie greets you and hopes that you will soon be well and will visit us. Martin Luther, Doctor Tuesday, the vigil of Saint Catherine ...
... Herewith I earnestly commit you to his keeping. Have I not visited the sick long enough now? My Lord Katie greets you and hopes that you will soon be well and will visit us. Martin Luther, Doctor Tuesday, the vigil of Saint Catherine ...
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... Herewith I commit Your Grace to God's keeping. Your Grace's humble servant, Martin Luther. Monday after Cantate, 1525. TO QUEEN MARY OF HUNGARY. November 1, 1526 King Lewis of Hungary was a vigorous opponent of the Reformation while his ...
... Herewith I commit Your Grace to God's keeping. Your Grace's humble servant, Martin Luther. Monday after Cantate, 1525. TO QUEEN MARY OF HUNGARY. November 1, 1526 King Lewis of Hungary was a vigorous opponent of the Reformation while his ...
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... Herewith I commit you to God's keeping. Martin Luther. Friday after the Three Kings, 1539. TO CATHERINE METZLER. July 3, 1539 John Metzler, a teacher in Breslau, had died on October 2, 1538, and about eight months later a son of his ...
... Herewith I commit you to God's keeping. Martin Luther. Friday after the Three Kings, 1539. TO CATHERINE METZLER. July 3, 1539 John Metzler, a teacher in Breslau, had died on October 2, 1538, and about eight months later a son of his ...
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... Herewith I commit you to God's keeping. Amen. Martin Luther, Doctor. Tuesday after the Nativity of Mary, 1543. TO MRS. GEORGE SCHULZ. October 8, 1544 After completing his studies in the university in Wittenberg, where he was ...
... Herewith I commit you to God's keeping. Amen. Martin Luther, Doctor. Tuesday after the Nativity of Mary, 1543. TO MRS. GEORGE SCHULZ. October 8, 1544 After completing his studies in the university in Wittenberg, where he was ...
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