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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... Wittenberg during seasons of the plague, even when the university itself was moved temporarily to another town. Not only did he visit the sick, but he took some of them into his own home. To those who were afflicted with illness of one ...
... Wittenberg during seasons of the plague, even when the university itself was moved temporarily to another town. Not only did he visit the sick, but he took some of them into his own home. To those who were afflicted with illness of one ...
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... governments. Taking care of such things would give him enough to do even if no other work rested on his shoulders, but Dr. Martin is happy to serve the poor.”{34} The town of Wittenberg attracted multitudes of people who were.
... governments. Taking care of such things would give him enough to do even if no other work rested on his shoulders, but Dr. Martin is happy to serve the poor.”{34} The town of Wittenberg attracted multitudes of people who were.
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... Wittenberg. Now that his parents were advanced in years and his father was in poor health, Luther proposed that they move to Wittenberg. The weakness of the father made this impossible, and he died on May 29, 1530, three months after ...
... Wittenberg. Now that his parents were advanced in years and his father was in poor health, Luther proposed that they move to Wittenberg. The weakness of the father made this impossible, and he died on May 29, 1530, three months after ...
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... Wittenberg. It is only an hour's sleep, and after that all will be different. This is most certainly true. I hope that your pastor and preacher{61} will point out such things to you in faithful service, and so you will not need what I ...
... Wittenberg. It is only an hour's sleep, and after that all will be different. This is most certainly true. I hope that your pastor and preacher{61} will point out such things to you in faithful service, and so you will not need what I ...
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... follower of Luther. He was involved in various controversies and was made to suffer for his faith. After being driven out of Zwickau (see Chapter X), he spent some time in Wittenberg, where he was a table companion of Luther.
... follower of Luther. He was involved in various controversies and was made to suffer for his faith. After being driven out of Zwickau (see Chapter X), he spent some time in Wittenberg, where he was a table companion of Luther.
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