tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8300418790192069202024-03-14T07:51:24.768-04:00The Sober PeasantMartin Luther once said: “The world is like a drunken peasant. If you lift him into the saddle on one side, he will fall off on the other side.” These are the chronicles, thoughts, and questions of a Lutheran pastor just struggling to stay on his theological horse, and not fall off one side or the other.Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1093125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-81102810437979362132024-03-14T07:49:00.005-04:002024-03-14T07:50:52.918-04:00Did Jacob Ever Find Out?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhAk2khphduklbM2kvMoEoLqGbc_jKjn_f4FbVwFbm81yLXWXcVw2514LX9x_UVoD9gR2BzJtzZdAkrRKBbZzkkdi0G_wO00830Xvmb-xZaq8MW7fZbftX0Rql4J_l-OVydbx8jnizQm4VzkRXFjKX76cK3QAaHgXgXt1OWn9r1v-ainr7lsQYvngH0Yr/s432/f20998109ee5b018bc4a438497926e5b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="432" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhAk2khphduklbM2kvMoEoLqGbc_jKjn_f4FbVwFbm81yLXWXcVw2514LX9x_UVoD9gR2BzJtzZdAkrRKBbZzkkdi0G_wO00830Xvmb-xZaq8MW7fZbftX0Rql4J_l-OVydbx8jnizQm4VzkRXFjKX76cK3QAaHgXgXt1OWn9r1v-ainr7lsQYvngH0Yr/s320/f20998109ee5b018bc4a438497926e5b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We've been reading through the narrative of Joseph in Egypt in Morning Prayer and today we heard when Jacob finds out Joseph is still alive. He and all his family will now go to Egypt and live there under Joseph's care.<p></p><p>So I was thinking today, and wondering . . . did Jacob ever find out exactly what happened to Joseph? Did Joseph's brothers finally confess what they had done to their father? Did Joseph throw his brothers under the bus? Jacob must have asked Joseph what happened! How did he get to Egypt? How had he escaped from the beast that bloodied his coat of many colors? What did Joseph say? Throwing his brothers under the bus doesn't seem in character with Joseph, and covering their sin would be in keeping with his Christ-likeness. We're not told if Jacob ever found out. But I'd sure like to know how that conversation went . . .</p><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-2939702096577242792024-03-13T06:02:00.000-04:002024-03-13T06:02:22.765-04:00My Prediction . . .<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUDeS1tZwf4G1NYfjh-n-5tSTVE3_tswbmPbCf3RrpTG9E75-ilw5BdkhzoDaXw-loC3KPS313yIHJzERiaTz5q-itWUBNXRFgimr58UD2pc3Lh-_Ne9RVX3tQ5GnJjkNYCrsziNAdfRZVwSxZRmCtPM4Cqc-ORznC8hPPK0M6rnp1YjIbQ5wY-I7_z_d/s1920/CTS-seal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1920" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUDeS1tZwf4G1NYfjh-n-5tSTVE3_tswbmPbCf3RrpTG9E75-ilw5BdkhzoDaXw-loC3KPS313yIHJzERiaTz5q-itWUBNXRFgimr58UD2pc3Lh-_Ne9RVX3tQ5GnJjkNYCrsziNAdfRZVwSxZRmCtPM4Cqc-ORznC8hPPK0M6rnp1YjIbQ5wY-I7_z_d/w200-h200/CTS-seal.jpg" width="200" /></a>So the president of my seminary alma mater resigned and they are in the process of selecting a new president. Their website says that 42 people were nominated and 19 let their names stand. Those names are listed there. That list will now be whittled down to 5 or so, and from them the new president will be elected. Frankly, not all are qualified to be president of a seminary, which <i>should</i> eliminate them. Some are good at playing political games, which <i>might</i> include them, but shouldn't. (I'm not going to list those names here!) There are then some who are qualified, but would they do a good job as president? Time will tell. Anyway, here's my prediction for the short list (in alphabetical order), or at least, what I think it should be - we'll see how close I get. :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Charles Gieschen, Jamison Hardy, Jeffrey Pulse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Name I'd like to include, but am not: Gregory Todd)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-30607875292770839202024-03-02T05:55:00.000-05:002024-03-02T05:55:24.693-05:00Nadab and Abihu<p>Who? Abi-who?</p><p>Glad you asked! Nadab and Abihu were two of the four sons of Aaron, the brother of Moses, in the Old Testament. After the people of Israel came out of Egypt and came to Mount Sinai, God gave them the instructions for the building of the Tabernacle, and the priesthood, and the sacrifices. Aaron and his <u><i>four</i></u> sons - along with Eleazar and Ithamar (and their sons after them), were to be the priests.</p><p>I was reading about their ordination this morning (all five of them). It took seven full days (Leviticus 10). Then, on the eighth day (<i><u>that's</u></i> significant!), when they were to begin their service, Nadab and Abihu decided <u>not</u> to do what God told them to do, not to listen to the Word of God, but do what they wanted. The took their censers and offered "unauthorized fire" before the Lord. And they were consumed by fire. Big deal? It was to God. Don't mess with God's holiness. Their priestly career didn't even last one day! I knew that story; what I did not remember was that it happened so suddenly - on their first full day of priesthood!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdGM3fm4bQdqPkdpp2ZqIqNKQ1TcyfuzXYyoGpycyieux7EsrS6WV0OTbViGL5ItXQYC1i_YU0JTkglxC0IC8VliPV8nEN3rSN4c1V-hYUqZhySzRKENuGBYrtkic2pajr23dWe0BwhgQnGHSnRCPTZdutwMBVojjWldGfP5mDIvUyz6TmK73QO9lKWmX/s1100/nadab-and-abihu-1.jpg.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1100" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdGM3fm4bQdqPkdpp2ZqIqNKQ1TcyfuzXYyoGpycyieux7EsrS6WV0OTbViGL5ItXQYC1i_YU0JTkglxC0IC8VliPV8nEN3rSN4c1V-hYUqZhySzRKENuGBYrtkic2pajr23dWe0BwhgQnGHSnRCPTZdutwMBVojjWldGfP5mDIvUyz6TmK73QO9lKWmX/s320/nadab-and-abihu-1.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></div><p>It reminded me of Genesis. God created all things in six days, and on the seventh day, He rested. Then, right away (on the eighth day?), we read that Adam and Eve decided to do things their own way, not listen to the Word of God, and ate the forbidden fruit. And God had said, On the day you eat of it, you shall surely die. They did. Not physically (like Nadab and Abihu), but spiritually (a greater death than physical death). Their relationship with God was broken. </p><p>Both happened right away. Sin (and satan!) wastes no time. It reminded me of something GK Chesterton (I think) said: Heterodoxy cannot wait and is always in a hurry; Orthodoxy is patient and waits for the Lord. And, I would add, <i>listens</i> to the Word of God. A good reminder for us, this Lenten season.</p><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-48281719203793049042024-02-23T10:22:00.000-05:002024-02-24T05:35:25.820-05:00Book<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLVV0769EPLsXnpkB4_gR1pKlTbimQP6GXSwMCKo8MWJYUGrfAGteaVh-ZW4TFWziYgnX-eXjCJ-GQI6tAm-enYCuGQnuq5hp0j88XOjeYd8gALblXmbMqVd6nDUtqSS7VnPgQ0UKbKZTD2dMtvOI4QiwpAVsQIBdojgbEDm9OLc4kYf9JEzp2F1s8e9G/s1000/81R0KeRL-UL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="654" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmLVV0769EPLsXnpkB4_gR1pKlTbimQP6GXSwMCKo8MWJYUGrfAGteaVh-ZW4TFWziYgnX-eXjCJ-GQI6tAm-enYCuGQnuq5hp0j88XOjeYd8gALblXmbMqVd6nDUtqSS7VnPgQ0UKbKZTD2dMtvOI4QiwpAVsQIBdojgbEDm9OLc4kYf9JEzp2F1s8e9G/w131-h200/81R0KeRL-UL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>I just finished reading this book, <i>Forerunners of the Reformation: The Shape of Late Medieval Thought Illustrated by Key Documents</i> by Heiko Oberman. The thesis of the book is that many of the issues spoken and written during the Reformation had their roots in discussions and disagreements already in the Middle Ages. These were not issues that just popped up out of nowhere. I guess there was a time when that was the prevailing thought among some. In my doctoral studies I realized pretty quickly that was not the case. So this book wasn't surprising to me. However, it was interesting to read what various theologians wrote in the 13-15th centuries in their own words. I especially appreciated the discussion regarding Scripture and Tradition and whether there are <u>two</u> sources of truth or only one; and if only one, the relation of Scripture and Tradition, and the multiplicity of views on that. Johann von Staupitz's chapter was also very interesting. Being Luther's superior in the Augustinian Order, you can clearly see Luther's thoughts in his writing. Not an easy book, but worthwhile for learning more about the background of the Reformation and the undercurrents that influenced events and how folks regarded Luther. <p></p><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-71327776350525289072024-02-22T09:49:00.001-05:002024-02-22T09:49:33.158-05:00Virginia State March for Life<p>According to the Virginia Capitol Police, approximately 3,000 - 3,500 people gathered on the State Capitol grounds in Richmond yesterday for the 6th Virginia State March for Life. The weather was perfect, the crowd energized and friendly, and the planners did a great job! Everything went well and without a hitch. </p><p>Our LCMS contingent met at Grace Lutheran Church in Chester for a pre-march Matins service.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpewp35DS1-JE7YAQhGAjfnpetBfdj4QjUxDJWvlj_UcYLScZKsrHEfIjkbjUEo7kyWEDXLOOiVQ4Kn-uf1UBDRrgL-LeIB-fExrCBhLYe0l5QITWMVnYEXzgHZJ_R6sYoP0sk-423pLIaQzisnrdu75885Vh-EUL7RiqUww5h_UfQG0zOAyzEr1tKJdMI/s403/image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="403" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpewp35DS1-JE7YAQhGAjfnpetBfdj4QjUxDJWvlj_UcYLScZKsrHEfIjkbjUEo7kyWEDXLOOiVQ4Kn-uf1UBDRrgL-LeIB-fExrCBhLYe0l5QITWMVnYEXzgHZJ_R6sYoP0sk-423pLIaQzisnrdu75885Vh-EUL7RiqUww5h_UfQG0zOAyzEr1tKJdMI/w200-h150/image.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pastor Douthwaite preaching at Matins.</div><p>From there we took a bus up to the Capitol for the rally . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">. . . and marched through downtown Richmond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJQhcPRvG9347kRiUnbZo0D0HJgAXGIgu-uVU_JRv8nrj4-gv1T_F-R2XepEszqKxRpspqnqTr3ygOwjXbxwDBgUpMzC_fs6BEptD_eq587FKRip3shhyphenhyphen4DqrrXNL0ocXRc4vG7DDB_AliPRM1NJ9OhdszzkQwgwvc3fcoPD7aqFMTccOm5DRCAyrQnNH/s1032/Resized_20240221_123800001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJQhcPRvG9347kRiUnbZo0D0HJgAXGIgu-uVU_JRv8nrj4-gv1T_F-R2XepEszqKxRpspqnqTr3ygOwjXbxwDBgUpMzC_fs6BEptD_eq587FKRip3shhyphenhyphen4DqrrXNL0ocXRc4vG7DDB_AliPRM1NJ9OhdszzkQwgwvc3fcoPD7aqFMTccOm5DRCAyrQnNH/s320/Resized_20240221_123800001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also met some fellow LCMS-ers who had come with other groups, but saw our signs and came over to meet us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_mIUcPOB9SFnZal8EuRlZ2HhyHFCgCtpWDIAz-nlHg72cARx6pN7pA4FOrsoGPHIYjBUzP5U1nWyp8YERGh33t0mGAPRPsaUORmqXY2r0N8dAfio4do2dzqAYtenhDOuvJxXkcXMODiEuL7scv4CRY5pHM1X89uiD5pnL2qjJsGjwQxKsZEy2IWDz9Jq/s1032/Resized_20240221_111308001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn_mIUcPOB9SFnZal8EuRlZ2HhyHFCgCtpWDIAz-nlHg72cARx6pN7pA4FOrsoGPHIYjBUzP5U1nWyp8YERGh33t0mGAPRPsaUORmqXY2r0N8dAfio4do2dzqAYtenhDOuvJxXkcXMODiEuL7scv4CRY5pHM1X89uiD5pnL2qjJsGjwQxKsZEy2IWDz9Jq/s320/Resized_20240221_111308001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5irWKCR_6XoILo3qlSSPjxMh0Y9IUe4JIum2n4BgtVWYDzE8UFhlARXR8NF7bmOVQA1ge8z3bWiBGSoYWJt25DhSrpNDrAZ_oDTvslNWFWhrcf1pEscm-FYyUuHhUXi6djidyakSTLuDNRzQNx5QffC1MwdaauNPf4iVCSF7xDxc43qd1p8o05wAUTMi0/s1032/Resized_20240221_110537001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5irWKCR_6XoILo3qlSSPjxMh0Y9IUe4JIum2n4BgtVWYDzE8UFhlARXR8NF7bmOVQA1ge8z3bWiBGSoYWJt25DhSrpNDrAZ_oDTvslNWFWhrcf1pEscm-FYyUuHhUXi6djidyakSTLuDNRzQNx5QffC1MwdaauNPf4iVCSF7xDxc43qd1p8o05wAUTMi0/s320/Resized_20240221_110537001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year was our first year trying to really organize and encourage Lutherans across the state to come to this march. Hopefully, now we can build on this year and have an even bigger presence next year! Hope <i><u>you'll</u></i> be one of them and join us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-20599422107189591662024-02-14T08:48:00.000-05:002024-02-14T08:48:00.938-05:00Ash Wednesday<p>Happy Lent! </p><p>Our new <a href="https://lentenlifecalendar.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><b>2024 Lenten Life Calendar</b></a> kicks-off today - check it out! </p><p>And . . </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohPKWCsPxKkJWDEqhipwhsYOb6jgZ7NOO5SSMzNyrgnBAY0llTJOsLqZlo_FJmgbeRLoScapfalhdUMuccIdUFc9eHhaS23FV7S1XvJB24TuY6W3OoTJTMLuhi2XwKax94b6ITDSX51SfWRusseuTTaffaPc8WkGusQQfPgUN1LLaNqg3Jk3KblSAx9nA/s8000/MFL-2023-12-04-Countdown-2024-VA4-r2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8000" data-original-width="4500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohPKWCsPxKkJWDEqhipwhsYOb6jgZ7NOO5SSMzNyrgnBAY0llTJOsLqZlo_FJmgbeRLoScapfalhdUMuccIdUFc9eHhaS23FV7S1XvJB24TuY6W3OoTJTMLuhi2XwKax94b6ITDSX51SfWRusseuTTaffaPc8WkGusQQfPgUN1LLaNqg3Jk3KblSAx9nA/s320/MFL-2023-12-04-Countdown-2024-VA4-r2.png" width="180" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Only one week until we march again!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Join us!</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.saint-athanasius.org/VA-MFL.html" target="_blank">Click here for more information</a></b>.</div><p><br /></p></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-2952254795627036362024-02-12T15:21:00.000-05:002024-02-12T15:21:18.206-05:00A Very Interesting Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oKyWv8ugS5R-hxMzAgj1aMJZ0HJ32C7lWZAfTjJwUySwQII15J8rDQy-Kn2LQxottWGCFxRtih3xbY8Vn677fkJAvxiUi-CWSWdnZ_OFGOjer9xJaCQe6EYEN02sHhV6o-jhoJKYxsOUva5yaATHIzngc6wscaEbKQg8uZjWEJlDdM41bHi33_Ve7ewP/s930/image0-2-930x620.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="930" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3oKyWv8ugS5R-hxMzAgj1aMJZ0HJ32C7lWZAfTjJwUySwQII15J8rDQy-Kn2LQxottWGCFxRtih3xbY8Vn677fkJAvxiUi-CWSWdnZ_OFGOjer9xJaCQe6EYEN02sHhV6o-jhoJKYxsOUva5yaATHIzngc6wscaEbKQg8uZjWEJlDdM41bHi33_Ve7ewP/w200-h133/image0-2-930x620.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Well, Sunday was quite the interesting day!<p></p><p>The day started with a gas leak! When we arrived at church, there was the smell of gas, so we called the gas company to get it checked out. They found two places where there was some amount of leaking. So they shut the gas down. Fortunately for us it was a mild day, so we could open the windows to air out the sanctuary and not be too cold. Hopefully our landlord will get this fixed quickly!</p><p>We also decided to celebrate my wife's birthday on Sunday. My daughter and I came up with a plan for a homemade dinner, but bit off a little more than we thought! Our menu: homemade ravioli (vegetable and cheese) with a cream sauce topping, green beans, fresh bread, and apple pie cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and apple compote on top. First we made the cupcakes so they would have enough time to cool - that went fine. Then we set at preparing the vegetables for the ravioli - an eggplant, zucchini, pepper, tomato, and onion combination. All that prep took us a bit longer than we anticipated. Once we got that simmering, we started on the pasta . . . and this is where it really started to bog down! Kneading the dough, letting it rest, getting it through the pasta machine, cutting the pieces for the ravioli, and then putting it all together . . . wow! That was a lot of work! But we got it done and it did taste good! We served it all with a Rose of Pinot Noir wine. </p><p>After dinner, dessert, presents, and clean-up (yeah, we made quite a mess!), we were wiped! So I actually didn't see much of the Super Bowl, just a little as I went to bed and before I quickly fell asleep. :-)</p><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-74041678815343548882024-01-30T11:23:00.000-05:002024-01-30T11:23:06.879-05:00Marching for Life . . . Again!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbxqh0upjgfgvKLXTqWy393_xmQG0CVjibfeUFWimpzOHfC-tsKSIeOU0zhVSyR3wcPXnDuX_fsopQ_6SjX9WOxb30JprFUckOmUizWhMSlEgqoj6nkVy4zwVJ2jksHSgKYy-Kh-q7JjfhZsGKGnkAtuBSTg2he2gBMEamzZPXD5CsKr5T5L74c1rmEzV/s5000/MFL-2023-11-29-RSVP-Social-Graphics-2024-VA2-horizontal.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="5000" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbxqh0upjgfgvKLXTqWy393_xmQG0CVjibfeUFWimpzOHfC-tsKSIeOU0zhVSyR3wcPXnDuX_fsopQ_6SjX9WOxb30JprFUckOmUizWhMSlEgqoj6nkVy4zwVJ2jksHSgKYy-Kh-q7JjfhZsGKGnkAtuBSTg2he2gBMEamzZPXD5CsKr5T5L74c1rmEzV/w400-h210/MFL-2023-11-29-RSVP-Social-Graphics-2024-VA2-horizontal.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Here's the current plan:</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>We’ll meet at</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Grace Lutheran Church</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">13028 Harrowgate Rd, Chester, VA, 23831</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> (about 30 minutes south of Richmond, Pastor Gann hosting)</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lots of free parking!</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Matins at 9 am</b>, to hear God’s Word and pray for life.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Coffee and donuts following.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Board busses</b> (free for you!) to take us to the Capitol in Richmond, so you don’t have to worry about where to park and paying for parking (10 - 10:15).</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Rally</b> on the State Capitol grounds starts at 11:00 am.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>March</b> scheduled to begin at 12 Noon.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Board busses to return to Grace</b>, 1-ish.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Return to Grace to depart for home 1:30-ish.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Join us! </p><div><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-34976097527084454292024-01-19T08:19:00.002-05:002024-01-19T08:19:33.188-05:00Snow Wimps!<p>When did we become such snow wimps? With even a mere forecast of snow (which is always 50-50 at best!) schools close, government closes, churches close - people freak out! Snowmageddon! It wasn't always that way. </p><p>I love snow. I'm glad we got some. The March for Life is still on and it will be fun marching in the snow. ;-) Yeah, it'll be cold. Layer up! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_QUmqoO5eU_JnpZPZK5Lgfk4SPN49Y-rNXv6wk2hyphenhyphen5SLCzzoXoUnoG8jCCwpKE9SraXnl3sKqbKgQKGBURE0itWuWXfMC4-EpiTiIwOl-JQBnOqg-PpX64nPInSYkwUpIj7PCV-Ed67-P7NZFJYVO-xeznKzvbjr2dla6jR3iUra8Gpum0Q1fKTFe9cD/s1920/iSMUm1U.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_QUmqoO5eU_JnpZPZK5Lgfk4SPN49Y-rNXv6wk2hyphenhyphen5SLCzzoXoUnoG8jCCwpKE9SraXnl3sKqbKgQKGBURE0itWuWXfMC4-EpiTiIwOl-JQBnOqg-PpX64nPInSYkwUpIj7PCV-Ed67-P7NZFJYVO-xeznKzvbjr2dla6jR3iUra8Gpum0Q1fKTFe9cD/s320/iSMUm1U.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-61627738603411248802024-01-13T17:20:00.001-05:002024-01-14T16:55:23.792-05:00What's on My Mind<p>Well, I said I was going to try to post more this year . . . but this has been a busy week! Back to my full schedule and then some. Lots of emails, phone calls, video meetings, scheduling, and getting ready to go to a Pastors' Conference next week. (Whenever I have to travel, I have to work double to get things done and ready ahead of time.) So, no blog entries! Until today. Not sure what all to say, but here goes . . . </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOe8yy8WFnWkGzOMx_YGpeAGLuOdA_c3Qkpa7a_PMC54U-ybQd6Bnj43BgbrqW9BSiYaK2Qr7OdqUvMmE-sMqKz0ScFZ2QU6lSg5P9fA4em64hhecJCFYFlO_n08PGYIiOBoVAbH-BkB3FrAvmQgoqTWh0lLkPa-6Cs42r7L1IzkYsAn5lPAnKXjSIGXA/s1024/WhatsOnYourMind-Assets-1024x993.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="1024" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOe8yy8WFnWkGzOMx_YGpeAGLuOdA_c3Qkpa7a_PMC54U-ybQd6Bnj43BgbrqW9BSiYaK2Qr7OdqUvMmE-sMqKz0ScFZ2QU6lSg5P9fA4em64hhecJCFYFlO_n08PGYIiOBoVAbH-BkB3FrAvmQgoqTWh0lLkPa-6Cs42r7L1IzkYsAn5lPAnKXjSIGXA/w200-h194/WhatsOnYourMind-Assets-1024x993.png" width="200" /></a></div>We got our Christmas tree and decorations taken down this week. That's always sad. but time to move on.<p></p><p>We still have lots of Christmas cookies and sweets, so still eating too many of those! But I have such a large sweet tooth!</p><p>I realized the other day that it's not the big things that I have trouble with in my schedule and that make me busy - it's all the little things. Some days and weeks is death by a thousand cuts.</p><p>Amazon delivery has really slipped. Not too long ago, their two day delivery promise meant two day delivery. Not any more. Now, two day delivery is the exception, not the rule. So, I ordered new toner for our church printer, promised delivery: Thursday. Plenty of time to get the bulletin printed. But then Thursday, an email: delivery delay until Saturday. Okaaaay. Saturday morning comes . . . Saturday afternoon . . . no notification that my order is out for delivery. So off to Staples to buy the toner so we actually have bulletins for church. Not until Saturday night do I get the notification: delivery delay until next week. Good call on my part! But sheesh. During Covid, okay, I get it. But now. C'mon Amazon! Gotta do better.</p><p>The weather forecasters haven't fared much better. Earlier this week my daughter was excited: snow forecast for next week! Yay! But the next day the forecast changed - no snow. Then the day after that the snow was back. Really? C'mon.</p><p>Looking forward to my Pastors' Conference next week. We have so many vacancies right now our number will be down, but it will still be good to be with the brothers. But I hope some of our churches get pastors soon!</p><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-89256947920882326362024-01-06T08:36:00.008-05:002024-01-06T08:37:22.662-05:00Snow? NOT!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1paD6L7IdD9PT_ihwPgJCbyI_E4BJsUkXVPWWl1w5u18KjH2H2GjjV-c4B0DUbrkxQ_Z2b4cbBIogX-VbQwr-tDwtA12S6EnmPEF7K71gWXQpWun6DjvRCkKVusuq7uJY_ii9mfz9ByDFYbbpV4LCUnAkCjSC5qQ1a0x6n3LbNT2BMl_5OoJbpPOfD-wy/s2001/813013-20230104-snowday2-11-1601.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="1601" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1paD6L7IdD9PT_ihwPgJCbyI_E4BJsUkXVPWWl1w5u18KjH2H2GjjV-c4B0DUbrkxQ_Z2b4cbBIogX-VbQwr-tDwtA12S6EnmPEF7K71gWXQpWun6DjvRCkKVusuq7uJY_ii9mfz9ByDFYbbpV4LCUnAkCjSC5qQ1a0x6n3LbNT2BMl_5OoJbpPOfD-wy/w160-h200/813013-20230104-snowday2-11-1601.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div>I like snow. A winter without snow is like a day without sunshine. We haven't had much snow (actually, hardly ANY!) the past two winters. So early this week, when the reports were coming out that a storm was coming . . . I thought: great!</div><div><br /></div><div>But alas, once again I am disappointed. Another false alarm. Another incorrect forecast. It's going to be a dud. Maybe some flurries a bit this morning, probably not sticking, or if they do, melting quickly. The rest of the day will be a cold, nasty rain. ;-(</div><div><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-79474061497270115122024-01-03T07:36:00.001-05:002024-01-03T07:36:16.564-05:00Digital Church<p>I was reading an journal article about technology and the church and came across this quote:</p><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Through digital devices, the internet, and social media, "we continue to go to confession. We expose ourselves voluntarily, yet we're no longer asking for forgiveness, but rather for attention." And, it should be added, asking for acceptance and affirmation. </p></blockquote><p>Because if something is accepted and affirmed, it can't be wrong . . . right?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNxGYfE7YChNY0T89B_JjxI1Njxxw_qw0XImoYc6SGM7rju9k__Pq04xj1MAA3Pf1AXYmWseIJ_di3rwrRu2d64HkFmnImsjMdz5QpWpKgeVtCODlY8FXH9COSqI0pqmKXArNjFYekZklwyD2cFbvcbs0ZEl1Hz2VueflB3QOt42Qx2Nl6ZuJl2JFoiMY/s2937/yOdJfGu.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2203" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNxGYfE7YChNY0T89B_JjxI1Njxxw_qw0XImoYc6SGM7rju9k__Pq04xj1MAA3Pf1AXYmWseIJ_di3rwrRu2d64HkFmnImsjMdz5QpWpKgeVtCODlY8FXH9COSqI0pqmKXArNjFYekZklwyD2cFbvcbs0ZEl1Hz2VueflB3QOt42Qx2Nl6ZuJl2JFoiMY/w150-h200/yOdJfGu.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-31321290046945976842024-01-02T14:59:00.000-05:002024-01-02T14:59:25.662-05:00A New Post! Whaaaaat?<p>Yes, your eyes are not deceiving you. A new post!</p><p>2023 turned out to be quite the busy year for me. My daughter added up the number of trips I took and turns out I was away some part of about half the weeks of the year! I hope this year isn't quite so bad. I also hope to revive this blog (and others) and post a bit more often.</p><p>So, in that spirit . . .</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_A40bblyRQ7va98bLEL4erTqMt0vg7FtjuKMmK548B9RWntZ8Ed_cjDFRTpCirh0jeLGE_Gh_tUNIPzuKU3v1UJ_UyasSYd41m9MRqAWH5Ye0w8ag-XN_yy9IfHm7bRF18ohqOe2uKAqIKWbJJCkZ483mSv_0Qpd15U3Am3xW4Veastn0RnQz4A-eMgSa/s450/9780140137552.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="295" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_A40bblyRQ7va98bLEL4erTqMt0vg7FtjuKMmK548B9RWntZ8Ed_cjDFRTpCirh0jeLGE_Gh_tUNIPzuKU3v1UJ_UyasSYd41m9MRqAWH5Ye0w8ag-XN_yy9IfHm7bRF18ohqOe2uKAqIKWbJJCkZ483mSv_0Qpd15U3Am3xW4Veastn0RnQz4A-eMgSa/w131-h200/9780140137552.jpeg" width="131" /></a></div>I just finished a book: <i>Western Society and the Church in the Middle Ages</i> by R.W. Southern. I know, I know, not your typical reading material. But I like history and the history of the church in the Middle Ages leading up to Luther is important to understand what happened in the time of the Reformation. So I saw this book in a used book store and my daughter bought it for me for my birthday.<p></p><p>It was an interesting read, and reminded me just how complex a time the Middle Ages were. Three items that stood out for me (that may also be of interest to you!):</p><p>#1 - I have often heard it said that clerical garb was copied (perhaps that is too strong a word) or adopted from what secular rulers wore. But this book suggested exactly the opposite! Here's a quote: "Human government was especially subject to the curse of meaningless flux. It combined two of the chief features of the transitoriness of worldly things: violence and impotence. It was therefore especially necessary that the ruler should <b>seek a supernatural sanction</b> to mark him off from other men and give him a divine right to rule as the Vicar of Christ. Men had no confidence in mere policy or in the human machinery of government . . . <b>At their anointing and on ceremonial occasions they wore vestments essentially ecclesiastical; they were anointed with holy oil used in the consecration of bishops . . .</b>" So the secular rulers took their vestments from the ecclesiastical. How 'bout that?</p><p>#2 - This flows from item #1 . . . did you catch it? The secular ruler having "a divine right to rule as the Vicar of Christ"! Now, as Lutherans, God using and ruling both the kingdoms of the world and the kingdom of the church is familiar to us. But the use of that title is interesting. This book explained how the pope, at the beginning of the Middle Ages, did <u>not</u> call or consider himself the Vicar of Christ, but the Vicar of St. Peter. He took his authority from following and standing in the stead of the great Apostle. Only later did that change to Vicar of Christ. Again, how 'bout that?</p><p>#3 - Relics. "All kings had relics in their crowns and around their necks. <b>In the relic collections of the king lay the safety of the kingdom.</b>" This jumped out to me as I thought about Frederick the Wise, who protected Luther from the Pope and Emperor. He had one of the largest relic collections ever and was very proud of it. Yet eventually he gave it up. This, I always thought, was a purely theological thing. But with this, according to the beliefs at that time, Frederick would also have been giving up the safety of his kingdom! That makes what he did of an even greater magnitude.</p><p>So all-in-all, I learned a lot from this book. It reminded me (as I said before) of the complexities of that time in history, and also refreshed my memory of the development of the religious orders (the Benedictines, Dominicans, Augustinians, Franciscans, and Cistercians). It's not really light reading and you have to like history, but if you do, might be a good book for you. :-)</p><p><br /></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-88596946250860799292023-10-25T07:32:00.002-04:002023-10-25T07:32:30.828-04:00Happy Birthday!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbObxFKg9LegPCwR8Rh9PtaN40L3nt5ehzDwy3QCwoOFEKqaJhQJtCiM_ichBAuM-RMvcHh2-XHr4rr_CQ-hEbIvUe8d4b3oi4pLVQM5MBb4tDdEfLz6d_inig-xdo62tgcTytmk1DF2TRS4Wr0PAog_xEF7y4s5OVnqWZ0ruirmaws0Ojjf22EVeU90Jw/s4128/20231024_144803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbObxFKg9LegPCwR8Rh9PtaN40L3nt5ehzDwy3QCwoOFEKqaJhQJtCiM_ichBAuM-RMvcHh2-XHr4rr_CQ-hEbIvUe8d4b3oi4pLVQM5MBb4tDdEfLz6d_inig-xdo62tgcTytmk1DF2TRS4Wr0PAog_xEF7y4s5OVnqWZ0ruirmaws0Ojjf22EVeU90Jw/s320/20231024_144803.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My youngest is now 18 years old. The time has flown by. But couldn't be prouder. A beautiful, faithful, caring, loving person. Happy birthday!</div><br /><p></p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-75255043500635050502023-09-25T10:32:00.004-04:002023-09-25T10:32:56.906-04:00Wartburg<p>I'm finally going to finish this up!</p><p>The final stop on our trip was to Eisenach to visit the Wartburg Castle, where Luther lived for protection for a bit after the Diet of Worms condemned him as an outlaw.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCKgpo3ne2RZF6c1oVdzqiC2BU32_ekVlLuZ0nPwoGDYaVNPvYdLNx3EDR_xiULkzzMUSChZbRvVQo50yEE3LzuuslxtTd4sl4m8bBtjC5HkzcjxnolHupdWTIyLsdxi-z3Ds9jSgnxDSsw7ySwcXlPHVHfcf5Qqtby1UtEGyHhhrvMWzL3TwWIJlAKHG/s4128/20230821_094838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCKgpo3ne2RZF6c1oVdzqiC2BU32_ekVlLuZ0nPwoGDYaVNPvYdLNx3EDR_xiULkzzMUSChZbRvVQo50yEE3LzuuslxtTd4sl4m8bBtjC5HkzcjxnolHupdWTIyLsdxi-z3Ds9jSgnxDSsw7ySwcXlPHVHfcf5Qqtby1UtEGyHhhrvMWzL3TwWIJlAKHG/s320/20230821_094838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view of the castle as we began our hike up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mrpXJ2E02mSyKXYGm5JmC6JVg5Bb78swfDouyzVqGbTvTr5e4JJHE1mV7Y7kesjgRqBpxwigt84cDPbKLxucxQheD6d04SCO1r4vEz13NraMhqnyw4PRIxlvBuhnEufbpRds91Z3dOnhSD2SSodIvIHXrQENK1xEjZTzbzxfW54Qv7AKfNvRscGZA8Dw/s2608/20230821_120205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mrpXJ2E02mSyKXYGm5JmC6JVg5Bb78swfDouyzVqGbTvTr5e4JJHE1mV7Y7kesjgRqBpxwigt84cDPbKLxucxQheD6d04SCO1r4vEz13NraMhqnyw4PRIxlvBuhnEufbpRds91Z3dOnhSD2SSodIvIHXrQENK1xEjZTzbzxfW54Qv7AKfNvRscGZA8Dw/s320/20230821_120205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufafo5zmgPi3uheOHhvMbIeV-1NZ8gA_MU-Gd7wch39y9iczv8x9yKjzyzXL23z-J-wMY_pnQhjHPr6zI7D3UGTZd9Rls6rAFTaGB6pdyA6Mx3OcG5oFf9NIWNJHJS5RDxcf_RNx7NqsPV8ZdJHaRdTQf82QvZJ0r5eV6DwSlRfbpNEGQi2L7cdzvn64B/s4128/20230821_102707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiufafo5zmgPi3uheOHhvMbIeV-1NZ8gA_MU-Gd7wch39y9iczv8x9yKjzyzXL23z-J-wMY_pnQhjHPr6zI7D3UGTZd9Rls6rAFTaGB6pdyA6Mx3OcG5oFf9NIWNJHJS5RDxcf_RNx7NqsPV8ZdJHaRdTQf82QvZJ0r5eV6DwSlRfbpNEGQi2L7cdzvn64B/s320/20230821_102707.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7P04UX0uGJJ7My0RhC8ptTbYRBMSFuOnbpGoQFD7JznWnXuchfmxMc1u_1qpwS3un3NNfLUGO7yTLYp-4o6xU4aNSn1cwwh40djr-252376PJGpa-VACT5vRceLxIQGa0lpfRZJkm57tQonLwHW7YJMRhuH6LFF9D2QlZDYVtgCiqGCRVDD8Ug-MFACX/s4128/20230821_102911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7P04UX0uGJJ7My0RhC8ptTbYRBMSFuOnbpGoQFD7JznWnXuchfmxMc1u_1qpwS3un3NNfLUGO7yTLYp-4o6xU4aNSn1cwwh40djr-252376PJGpa-VACT5vRceLxIQGa0lpfRZJkm57tQonLwHW7YJMRhuH6LFF9D2QlZDYVtgCiqGCRVDD8Ug-MFACX/s320/20230821_102911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This view is cool as you can see how the castle has been added onto several limes through the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is the room where Luther stayed:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKR0C_qFq4OP_HOpkcsApbnMzZbhykar-GUAq6fFeesYvdLsQ80vlvQFhwShHPlaVtC8AFPi85MFH99Rjm5NgQv_LiNEWGj2OSlj6k_hlCUY-6ZD2ryyIIrYo-Y9nch6qLRl4OM2fwDxuIhQab1ZJZRGA1lIwPko8dHM-8Tn9cKoIuM5AwguK_DGXAkCTl/s4128/20230821_144919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKR0C_qFq4OP_HOpkcsApbnMzZbhykar-GUAq6fFeesYvdLsQ80vlvQFhwShHPlaVtC8AFPi85MFH99Rjm5NgQv_LiNEWGj2OSlj6k_hlCUY-6ZD2ryyIIrYo-Y9nch6qLRl4OM2fwDxuIhQab1ZJZRGA1lIwPko8dHM-8Tn9cKoIuM5AwguK_DGXAkCTl/s320/20230821_144919.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihjo888j0SLxHERiSFVYlHCpunsWy--RIPY6FYP33zPxVg8hd8yrm4JgMnbaqzcPMstrPZddncleResDGBfBtqSDfmeWW9KYsnis3zcKkpiLrdO4YztxI7HRw8yke_bj01VWtmdiEcmlplHxaTvc7fYatD-SaXjNhjHQSpCw6QeZmZ2ie1KO-VYjaR_Tq/s4128/20230821_144927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihjo888j0SLxHERiSFVYlHCpunsWy--RIPY6FYP33zPxVg8hd8yrm4JgMnbaqzcPMstrPZddncleResDGBfBtqSDfmeWW9KYsnis3zcKkpiLrdO4YztxI7HRw8yke_bj01VWtmdiEcmlplHxaTvc7fYatD-SaXjNhjHQSpCw6QeZmZ2ie1KO-VYjaR_Tq/s320/20230821_144927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our visit to the Wartburg, we drove back to Berlin and stayed by a hotel close to the airport so we'd be ready for our flight back to the US. :-) All-in-all it was a wonderful trip and we had a very good time. Our most hearty thanks to the congregation for their generosity and love in providing this for us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-78815699779654220932023-08-30T06:45:00.002-04:002023-08-30T06:46:25.333-04:00Coburg - Eisenach - Frankfurt<p>Today we left Nuremberg and drove to Eisenach. On the way, we stopped at the Coburg Castle. Most folks know about Wartburg, but fewer about Coburg. We'll get to the Wartburg, but Coburg is the Castle where Luther stayed in 1530 as the Diet of Augsburg was happening. He was still an outlaw and so couldn't be in Augsburg for the Diet (i.e., assembly, congress), so he stayed nearby at Coburg while Melanchthon accompanied the princes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyU3R8NV_CDohoF3sQRwlkbGx-kyUlC-kBh9ookiUYg2sLaETxrf8eiZkO4HZgXQ0j0hm9pbU5Frfws6iqDbZmgYC3nC9Xi7yS3m_uRnG3C5VKdChQ4rEz-9H27-DeUX5ZW6QMWpKoC0GaretbQ_Vo8MMgkEmqy4zwMKGvfG4EFsl2UjID_jAYHjPsk2s/s4128/20230819_110238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYyU3R8NV_CDohoF3sQRwlkbGx-kyUlC-kBh9ookiUYg2sLaETxrf8eiZkO4HZgXQ0j0hm9pbU5Frfws6iqDbZmgYC3nC9Xi7yS3m_uRnG3C5VKdChQ4rEz-9H27-DeUX5ZW6QMWpKoC0GaretbQ_Vo8MMgkEmqy4zwMKGvfG4EFsl2UjID_jAYHjPsk2s/s320/20230819_110238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI3mZtne-onYjua7oOLj-4fgNVOGO-zLMbIIfv9Fu2Up87riXDJR7OPBxKvoI1S9_DlX6VUgJS3DGJq9Gtu6EYMZOMNy_TG1IaXR0pPtljr1v3mPC-ggXF_CFdl_BYd6OARq74MhUFrbAogpAnWTI5sce_LHP5PxkYCN7GrseT7ww-_qd1_g6kvZmMu_y/s4128/20230819_125738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI3mZtne-onYjua7oOLj-4fgNVOGO-zLMbIIfv9Fu2Up87riXDJR7OPBxKvoI1S9_DlX6VUgJS3DGJq9Gtu6EYMZOMNy_TG1IaXR0pPtljr1v3mPC-ggXF_CFdl_BYd6OARq74MhUFrbAogpAnWTI5sce_LHP5PxkYCN7GrseT7ww-_qd1_g6kvZmMu_y/s320/20230819_125738.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_S-GMkbuUSVfSKwXlZ4zwqoCdsgYH64Z8iQnK1nUlC-PdaxaduQmc_zj28nEB90kj5lXMIZdHPVJ6CMBhSin_JY-KBVvB3ucF-JcvGkTq-l-RfCzJcoD1cqzE8Yk6mz-5Eyzb0I9riHMK_kONnY-2aM1OHHchDUpXqjBTT24djtcbVojctvaXWQZlCib/s4128/20230819_113908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT_S-GMkbuUSVfSKwXlZ4zwqoCdsgYH64Z8iQnK1nUlC-PdaxaduQmc_zj28nEB90kj5lXMIZdHPVJ6CMBhSin_JY-KBVvB3ucF-JcvGkTq-l-RfCzJcoD1cqzE8Yk6mz-5Eyzb0I9riHMK_kONnY-2aM1OHHchDUpXqjBTT24djtcbVojctvaXWQZlCib/s320/20230819_113908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Luther Chapel</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzBzEiXfgVVv-L5UHeXj94QEP9E5gGZrefhzcQqimfTEXCYK0G16qCt7QaBfcskX_fdBPZOCWtQopNWiW3gqst1QXeErjJUV9ODRrPFroRFQDojpacZJe1hY4d3uBNHtwrgKC-UBXK92StxTsjK1f90QJYIZ-5hxQ2YPP2vqHoFauUJyG7y3jX9k3UFIg/s4128/20230819_115337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMzBzEiXfgVVv-L5UHeXj94QEP9E5gGZrefhzcQqimfTEXCYK0G16qCt7QaBfcskX_fdBPZOCWtQopNWiW3gqst1QXeErjJUV9ODRrPFroRFQDojpacZJe1hY4d3uBNHtwrgKC-UBXK92StxTsjK1f90QJYIZ-5hxQ2YPP2vqHoFauUJyG7y3jX9k3UFIg/s320/20230819_115337.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Luther rose on the wall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After this, it was off to Eisenach for the night. Eisenach is quite the sleepy little town. We found some interesting accomodations there. (Sorry, no picture! But it did have a Croatian restaurant with it!) We ate at a place called the Augustiner, a little old place buried in the midst of the town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHurWJVOC6d6Ix6Gzcn8j6YO4fLEtRfy9m3gQ7Wbjjif9AY9iAj53SBFfjRSaJSSRDMORZRETIvQqSaYoHEF9Cgx7_Z0IFn0GMvIS0fPz3IJ9M8YEdJ-2XmW0yLzQCZJUvylF6pnnf2aldXBRmfFTnox4EeIe0daUzV-qnk_R1eURCb6rk4-nj7TqJpM_t/s4128/20230819_181404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHurWJVOC6d6Ix6Gzcn8j6YO4fLEtRfy9m3gQ7Wbjjif9AY9iAj53SBFfjRSaJSSRDMORZRETIvQqSaYoHEF9Cgx7_Z0IFn0GMvIS0fPz3IJ9M8YEdJ-2XmW0yLzQCZJUvylF6pnnf2aldXBRmfFTnox4EeIe0daUzV-qnk_R1eURCb6rk4-nj7TqJpM_t/s320/20230819_181404.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFKolJxQmBaCGL82bFonR4VPzu_2AXhDZTCIXH-mMmH0CTMt-zm5UnbXJDFL8MiCEHhJLB2Rnrm95BYv6SbdLnJ9doiqcIYpnjkj8Z7shhVZGt2Waa9aM_PFtpGpTFwNyFJp-UsVOH7zSGr94DocsIiY3QYkMKaDkwfJInoLQD5LmVn1_ouHw-c2_ZbeG/s4128/20230819_182355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFKolJxQmBaCGL82bFonR4VPzu_2AXhDZTCIXH-mMmH0CTMt-zm5UnbXJDFL8MiCEHhJLB2Rnrm95BYv6SbdLnJ9doiqcIYpnjkj8Z7shhVZGt2Waa9aM_PFtpGpTFwNyFJp-UsVOH7zSGr94DocsIiY3QYkMKaDkwfJInoLQD5LmVn1_ouHw-c2_ZbeG/s320/20230819_182355.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilxnOiOOIzqn8mDh-YJtXSDsrArAjOrUXBFuJlwpKdF0Vft5_BPrek7b_DVbGuGA_4IvvBMkBtipOpovqBw1mG4ipxSyvQim3P7I4KRZbDeihbD6LUihGxK7QohsTvnaI39d08gX0bZL639VMaWW8IH8SFKgv8rUkrJUtyAVmDQK-Hd5Xhw9_BPVYznQC/s4128/20230819_182401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgilxnOiOOIzqn8mDh-YJtXSDsrArAjOrUXBFuJlwpKdF0Vft5_BPrek7b_DVbGuGA_4IvvBMkBtipOpovqBw1mG4ipxSyvQim3P7I4KRZbDeihbD6LUihGxK7QohsTvnaI39d08gX0bZL639VMaWW8IH8SFKgv8rUkrJUtyAVmDQK-Hd5Xhw9_BPVYznQC/s320/20230819_182401.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is called The Augustiner Teller, So I had to try it. And yup, that's pork!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day was Sunday, so off to church. We had checked with our missionaries in Germany and there were no good English services to go to in Eisenach or the nearby area, so we decided to drive over to Frankfurt am Main (about 2 hours) to go to the church one of our missionaries is at, who is also a friend of mine. After the service, we took him to lunch and then he took us on a walking tour of the old part of the city. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8xXgGjbczK18YNPKfnxCCVGw5slvxekfvf-UsfFtsUCO_LwBDG9-LnU8JrZOgK85sKVFIvTIYklhJLXkgBnt9OTsJuh9rKzM-RA1O3SKsYANrfw1DP3WheDt7YmnH_mgTUPW5ELYjB3Bq1GcrEQCv1C06VMAAwfUV2mV_x_3-PM_xgzLIGHt3qt8kRno/s4128/20230820_160850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8xXgGjbczK18YNPKfnxCCVGw5slvxekfvf-UsfFtsUCO_LwBDG9-LnU8JrZOgK85sKVFIvTIYklhJLXkgBnt9OTsJuh9rKzM-RA1O3SKsYANrfw1DP3WheDt7YmnH_mgTUPW5ELYjB3Bq1GcrEQCv1C06VMAAwfUV2mV_x_3-PM_xgzLIGHt3qt8kRno/s320/20230820_160850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An interesting mix of old buildings in the foreground and a modern skyscraper in the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRdggKctnz240Sw0qBgpXzOIPsGbDUfmmCk4tXqEAuCkPLFyb677h-0vOZZivUC4nuGSUs9bwKAxNieZW33BvKpUI1vn7J3yJPq6dmHS6oVRoCEiZY4Owi1BPEPp4BdBXwSjfNxF8yQ2rMYl0u4OmpisF4iiX_IB12D77IFK30cmcPtnq5UJOcfteL6pQ/s4128/20230820_161503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrRdggKctnz240Sw0qBgpXzOIPsGbDUfmmCk4tXqEAuCkPLFyb677h-0vOZZivUC4nuGSUs9bwKAxNieZW33BvKpUI1vn7J3yJPq6dmHS6oVRoCEiZY4Owi1BPEPp4BdBXwSjfNxF8yQ2rMYl0u4OmpisF4iiX_IB12D77IFK30cmcPtnq5UJOcfteL6pQ/s320/20230820_161503.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With our missionary and tour guide, Rev. Gary Schuschke.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0H3QdLPOAdIsHmGxcYyjK_ogUJsQ9Qb6ylkCBQFGsmBaIlvJF-BxrWnW5b9f5YzoPl9ljsharzMaG9mG1Hne3Q3usSC9V9f-sZP-fcPYismrcsq45QuKonXB5fN_7LXfrdJjve2wEDUp_NGPbqLh_SF1NB1DoUDHBz4Se1Tqce4i8rphNlzPZ_BDb7unE/s4128/20230820_161524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0H3QdLPOAdIsHmGxcYyjK_ogUJsQ9Qb6ylkCBQFGsmBaIlvJF-BxrWnW5b9f5YzoPl9ljsharzMaG9mG1Hne3Q3usSC9V9f-sZP-fcPYismrcsq45QuKonXB5fN_7LXfrdJjve2wEDUp_NGPbqLh_SF1NB1DoUDHBz4Se1Tqce4i8rphNlzPZ_BDb7unE/s320/20230820_161524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took this picture not only because of the old buildings, but because of the flags flying in the front: The EU, German, Frankfurt, and Ukranian flags together. You may not see that ever again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXtGrEVHTPa_StyJMnP0peXVvcjAC68NUae9Ir6-gSOPE5SZDJV7yBzT-I2-XWUc21IOQ7tUt6yPcTbAmZlv8C6-EeFbJAiQi2UD9EfWP-J8Ve8eUQvRHhHx4KzP92VJkgf0i825JVzYh1uS4S3mn0L2LHm-VsClbyjKE0EzWnQkXBDReeZwYX0rfKp50/s4128/20230820_161553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXtGrEVHTPa_StyJMnP0peXVvcjAC68NUae9Ir6-gSOPE5SZDJV7yBzT-I2-XWUc21IOQ7tUt6yPcTbAmZlv8C6-EeFbJAiQi2UD9EfWP-J8Ve8eUQvRHhHx4KzP92VJkgf0i825JVzYh1uS4S3mn0L2LHm-VsClbyjKE0EzWnQkXBDReeZwYX0rfKp50/s320/20230820_161553.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Market Square in the heart of the Old City, where the Christmas Market is every year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ76Tpjpk5nN-x6Py_ePP0w11A4itcY4JaSt-uWolP8mYRQafNTFe79yl7cAyOTkegAwfHVym49PMwam-KEQ7j01igQsETWBHeUPb-WKOWlRHDg5Szs77ydO4dA0g0uIrYRrJloo_I5Fzt3UmcwOLPgJgADyTwnFN1XCRmPmiOuhC1gCzT5dwDN1J6uoSz/s4128/20230820_163655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ76Tpjpk5nN-x6Py_ePP0w11A4itcY4JaSt-uWolP8mYRQafNTFe79yl7cAyOTkegAwfHVym49PMwam-KEQ7j01igQsETWBHeUPb-WKOWlRHDg5Szs77ydO4dA0g0uIrYRrJloo_I5Fzt3UmcwOLPgJgADyTwnFN1XCRmPmiOuhC1gCzT5dwDN1J6uoSz/s320/20230820_163655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Locks attached to an old walking bridge over the Main river. I saw this some other places in Germany (but not this many!) - and wondered about it. The story is that when someone gets married, they put a lock on the bridge and throw the keys in the water, so their marriage will never be "unlocked." Some of these locks were quite elaborately made for the occasion, too! However, there are so many on this bridge, it is now against the law for people to put any more on - they are getting too heavy for the structure! But we saw a few very recent ones anyway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So after a nice day in Frankfurt we bid farewell for the drive back to Eisenach. Only one more day in Germany!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-79431847698484336852023-08-26T08:24:00.004-04:002023-08-26T08:27:45.278-04:00Nuremberg<p>After our tour of Dachau, we traveled up to Nuremberg. This city has both Reformation and historical significance. There is the old city which is still surrounded by walls, and that's where we spent most of our time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBOM3fjjMGPmplBk7JkOZAUDN2M5eVzsx-rg9_wNGc06IjJyxQaDeRwNAk73hHKyFd5zvTYht8O1G-ueVEPeNPsfjkEQxEY-mk4UaJ60dzRbJyVq4WsbYU7ERBBQrSD49FtMtm8SxXqBry33xML_52m2InGPmX-lZDSx6PMiG1tx6dFlckw7-iSltgjqh/s4128/20230818_092503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBOM3fjjMGPmplBk7JkOZAUDN2M5eVzsx-rg9_wNGc06IjJyxQaDeRwNAk73hHKyFd5zvTYht8O1G-ueVEPeNPsfjkEQxEY-mk4UaJ60dzRbJyVq4WsbYU7ERBBQrSD49FtMtm8SxXqBry33xML_52m2InGPmX-lZDSx6PMiG1tx6dFlckw7-iSltgjqh/s320/20230818_092503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzxH5Bgi3CgwPqtBPt0xZldoORHRdOhj8VEy5mvcZy-3edRFEKvMX1wUuDxbC3C-skaRHZdPjsSyq8iBCKNYG-vp_AIA9v1gHxdjcR0h8SUMgdhVuTzo_JDDopd7OhOeYuZWWI7jI0OfFuRhOBHV-WvXRoPDOWAmeBbgrkRypRTxksjslXsas1WiXCn0O/s4128/20230818_120658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzxH5Bgi3CgwPqtBPt0xZldoORHRdOhj8VEy5mvcZy-3edRFEKvMX1wUuDxbC3C-skaRHZdPjsSyq8iBCKNYG-vp_AIA9v1gHxdjcR0h8SUMgdhVuTzo_JDDopd7OhOeYuZWWI7jI0OfFuRhOBHV-WvXRoPDOWAmeBbgrkRypRTxksjslXsas1WiXCn0O/s320/20230818_120658.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First, however, we went to the Ministry of Justice and toured where the Nuremberg trials took place - the trials of the top-most Nazi officials after World War II. It was a very interesting display</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72d3MNXJk2vNKJWNv-_Eumrd_WEOc-OWQ54j9HgrohHVYObBvgu-yH2ClKgGjIJG1PZH7Cy5aee5zukDvLOvQJUXEfNi1VQv7WGDczcSIFRC5Ow4RgOKrZA-PZ2ByDd6a9aH_3fxOsylcFFVeukbCAtn69z5EfsrMmbkfA83UW_k1dgq6umP7LRcg3S4i/s4128/20230818_113130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72d3MNXJk2vNKJWNv-_Eumrd_WEOc-OWQ54j9HgrohHVYObBvgu-yH2ClKgGjIJG1PZH7Cy5aee5zukDvLOvQJUXEfNi1VQv7WGDczcSIFRC5Ow4RgOKrZA-PZ2ByDd6a9aH_3fxOsylcFFVeukbCAtn69z5EfsrMmbkfA83UW_k1dgq6umP7LRcg3S4i/s320/20230818_113130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Courtroom 600, where the trials took place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has been altered and is a bit smaller from when the trials took place, for it is still an active courtroom, used by the Ministry of Justice still today! But what's still there is pretty much as it look for those trials.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that, we went into the old city and spent the rest of the day there. Highlights were the Albrecht Durer house (important Reformation artist), St. Lorenz church, where an important Reformation figure, Andrew Osiander, was pastor, the famous town fountain, and the Nuremberg castle at the top of the hill, from which were some awesome views.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdahbRgeRqw6r6hsvbgQ8ecv0Vw_FM6zcn8lE8MbbzCntFlp-W3EVh8T_smhyNdVmnyZhB4uH91oDyLurWpAtkZUsT86Zk0fV3JOXPi0USmgzdr14XcB1DNMCKTkXVK3rmm_AY9yLTxWCye3HIwaZxYyWefLkb6em9dj99z9zAdS73CY3rcP0NFCSiprVt/s4128/20230818_121358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdahbRgeRqw6r6hsvbgQ8ecv0Vw_FM6zcn8lE8MbbzCntFlp-W3EVh8T_smhyNdVmnyZhB4uH91oDyLurWpAtkZUsT86Zk0fV3JOXPi0USmgzdr14XcB1DNMCKTkXVK3rmm_AY9yLTxWCye3HIwaZxYyWefLkb6em9dj99z9zAdS73CY3rcP0NFCSiprVt/s320/20230818_121358.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXzLLZH_Ce_2lT8DstFwiKOyZy5dCB3GUURgxClApeq1BKtX0LYW5IOIoAmmEp73YUw3Bqyvufn5bdHA-o1keVj-byHaA4JGcK6YfHne7fzPOWSkxiFsucT4vagPcleqmYyxNbRj2rVrSXp93tgpQLvVNNywE1KXhy2b9-G1MPksA0tDoUhivzFdIpaAu/s4128/20230818_121655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXzLLZH_Ce_2lT8DstFwiKOyZy5dCB3GUURgxClApeq1BKtX0LYW5IOIoAmmEp73YUw3Bqyvufn5bdHA-o1keVj-byHaA4JGcK6YfHne7fzPOWSkxiFsucT4vagPcleqmYyxNbRj2rVrSXp93tgpQLvVNNywE1KXhy2b9-G1MPksA0tDoUhivzFdIpaAu/s320/20230818_121655.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGq8KFFI_pfnb1sis6chAX_Jed1q3kNEwaCMRuQ6mElQqA-7_EtXsQTXjt8H_0YsowgM2hjEWJc2zlD4OfNOYD41gIBn_hux0XdN0YiyFQraVQP9BfA-Dg1eW3nEr-zrOyjO6hRoY1hH12VOKhwLYi3EGCL6kG_VZ1tyGqI0WmKauhv7EZkQbQVkWDJGo/s4128/20230818_131527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGq8KFFI_pfnb1sis6chAX_Jed1q3kNEwaCMRuQ6mElQqA-7_EtXsQTXjt8H_0YsowgM2hjEWJc2zlD4OfNOYD41gIBn_hux0XdN0YiyFQraVQP9BfA-Dg1eW3nEr-zrOyjO6hRoY1hH12VOKhwLYi3EGCL6kG_VZ1tyGqI0WmKauhv7EZkQbQVkWDJGo/s320/20230818_131527.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjgbI_pzouAd_fDhyfuoYxxrpXipgY7kzWWN3ap3nrB6J-6WO3X97Y1KtgVpzzMroAnzMQrsT21-aR3jKo3hu2eBcXzJnlggJih6Ex026hxLMKsPKZClosMn9mD-JF5OwblRFDbMPc1acXFCjDLb0NSM1TJ4PWKld-XAj105IHRBF1NCfdvMQvP-oVbiG/s4128/20230818_134804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJjgbI_pzouAd_fDhyfuoYxxrpXipgY7kzWWN3ap3nrB6J-6WO3X97Y1KtgVpzzMroAnzMQrsT21-aR3jKo3hu2eBcXzJnlggJih6Ex026hxLMKsPKZClosMn9mD-JF5OwblRFDbMPc1acXFCjDLb0NSM1TJ4PWKld-XAj105IHRBF1NCfdvMQvP-oVbiG/s320/20230818_134804.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The famous town fountain. Quite ornate (though you can't tell from the picture!) But you can get an idea of the size with the people at the bottom of the picture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlR6U01H2oAyVwYbhZth810Bkq49f9-K-QDx0VGM75n1ypeAvwUPHW9RYjNawiIsP67byzrKFEjfp_4ckBTfcQ9WHMk6PbyJI7OThvEGPGnB_0Tm670BrtGzoP8VY6m63KO8D7xLW9pZ5fAcxCKwBW-yuGEOUvibADYE_zW2xuVQ400UojP6CvijdWZWr/s4128/20230818_143455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOlR6U01H2oAyVwYbhZth810Bkq49f9-K-QDx0VGM75n1ypeAvwUPHW9RYjNawiIsP67byzrKFEjfp_4ckBTfcQ9WHMk6PbyJI7OThvEGPGnB_0Tm670BrtGzoP8VY6m63KO8D7xLW9pZ5fAcxCKwBW-yuGEOUvibADYE_zW2xuVQ400UojP6CvijdWZWr/s320/20230818_143455.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">St. Lorenz</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCLrGZjiE6ifhrT8y6CnsUlJO_cY-tPEhm5WF7IofwmedbY_jjU8rFWKr8LKJxATSqWXzRwn8ItnMD-qnwWs-LBFlxPKZuW0_6TmT3yTw6iSoErWDnmB8_MXfcsIF_rPMdmrBwrFcqJ1N3NK9M7xnzwqfuPprgWGYwj-pEgfeYC3Am-kWmqQfJfi7ocez/s4128/20230818_162056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCLrGZjiE6ifhrT8y6CnsUlJO_cY-tPEhm5WF7IofwmedbY_jjU8rFWKr8LKJxATSqWXzRwn8ItnMD-qnwWs-LBFlxPKZuW0_6TmT3yTw6iSoErWDnmB8_MXfcsIF_rPMdmrBwrFcqJ1N3NK9M7xnzwqfuPprgWGYwj-pEgfeYC3Am-kWmqQfJfi7ocez/s320/20230818_162056.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In the castle at the top of Nuremberg</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwiX34ydgTOFZfNCscc5yrSpt4Nkp0sIcdzhJJzzm-TrgNDjzmwSRZHeXfpjw4CI5A-jIp6kGb0xG6xd7hHcghuO9WMOosy4GhSFCGotDDRAQuUtOBxcgBzx400o-7mG2kAsPgMrtEmvs8G0Xa5IKKvXKEJhgovfecZzS6DWsspJJaU0UTH4NyD9hOVGf/s4128/20230818_162757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzwiX34ydgTOFZfNCscc5yrSpt4Nkp0sIcdzhJJzzm-TrgNDjzmwSRZHeXfpjw4CI5A-jIp6kGb0xG6xd7hHcghuO9WMOosy4GhSFCGotDDRAQuUtOBxcgBzx400o-7mG2kAsPgMrtEmvs8G0Xa5IKKvXKEJhgovfecZzS6DWsspJJaU0UTH4NyD9hOVGf/s320/20230818_162757.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the castle. The nearer steeples on the right are of St. Sebald's Roman church. The steeples farther in the distance on the left are of St. Lorenz.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, one other picture, with explanation . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdYEQ2o1CMyR20Tj8D1q6TxFpnhNzpcD_uTonOhGxzgS5p76EVVOYekfk2OlGyp9704IA6fgBTMhUSD9gKRe2o1e-uOZF6UNbodKPVF2nVwlac29DtyAepy4Z6gnOvoXMeQ5hDh23oGTMFc7C86Sj0TyP3TeEipCMxGhBJCy2GmeyVpiGw5m1L4kw4KmO/s4128/20230818_142019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdYEQ2o1CMyR20Tj8D1q6TxFpnhNzpcD_uTonOhGxzgS5p76EVVOYekfk2OlGyp9704IA6fgBTMhUSD9gKRe2o1e-uOZF6UNbodKPVF2nVwlac29DtyAepy4Z6gnOvoXMeQ5hDh23oGTMFc7C86Sj0TyP3TeEipCMxGhBJCy2GmeyVpiGw5m1L4kw4KmO/s320/20230818_142019.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is from the inside of St. Lorenz church. You can see the pulpit on the left of the picture, in the midst of the congregation, and a crucifix of our Lord on a pillar directly opposite it. I saw this arrangement more than once, which got me to thinking . . . there is a famous picture of Luther preaching and pointing to Christ crucified (see below). I have always thought of that picture not in realistic terms, but stylistic and <i>representing</i> an important truth. But maybe it actually is more realistic than not! With this kind of arrangement, the pulpit facing a crucifix and both in the midst of the congregation . . . the congregation's not in the right place, but still . . . hmmm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJY_-TX11s1iZZHxfBkfXADiHKhfy6nM2miGXcmjaJOKLO9gmZxh--NjJdZ0_-USb771XUBwPT5tHUFob6QYAF7-pE_Hw1-CcpaMfINu9Ic38VUQroPHjPL9Da9kFF7uc6aYSxeY14ufHVUt2SA2IaNhMoBnolTK4tedJBNnnDJHP_cnIKEdB8zmAc7pI/s1600/blog-cranach-luther-predigt-lc-wb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1600" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJY_-TX11s1iZZHxfBkfXADiHKhfy6nM2miGXcmjaJOKLO9gmZxh--NjJdZ0_-USb771XUBwPT5tHUFob6QYAF7-pE_Hw1-CcpaMfINu9Ic38VUQroPHjPL9Da9kFF7uc6aYSxeY14ufHVUt2SA2IaNhMoBnolTK4tedJBNnnDJHP_cnIKEdB8zmAc7pI/s320/blog-cranach-luther-predigt-lc-wb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-69567137367769487012023-08-23T08:19:00.002-04:002023-08-23T08:19:33.685-04:00DachauToday we went to see the Nazi concentration camp memorial at Dachau. It was an interesting and sobering place. We got an English tour filled with lots of information from a tour guide who was German but spoke English, and had relatives that were both German and Jewish. So she had quite the interesting perspective. I didn't take too many pictures there - it didn't seem quite appropriate. But here are some:<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1NuabvCC9LPJEnTibOdE2amWTT38JC32fCDnrmxMegI5jb7hBVjpR7RL8N4n__K-tUdvSuBBfDj3QL-k7dBNFsNSusHBnjKNqNS1y8cFaLBJw8OicddonGZeDgpy_h6HqTohXyFYiWlDEBOCTgsV6_6_mjxJ2CwRx4UJDmgL55rL2KF45BS9oiRTVldB/s4128/20230817_094503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1NuabvCC9LPJEnTibOdE2amWTT38JC32fCDnrmxMegI5jb7hBVjpR7RL8N4n__K-tUdvSuBBfDj3QL-k7dBNFsNSusHBnjKNqNS1y8cFaLBJw8OicddonGZeDgpy_h6HqTohXyFYiWlDEBOCTgsV6_6_mjxJ2CwRx4UJDmgL55rL2KF45BS9oiRTVldB/s320/20230817_094503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-1nmkwR8eps2H0ht0j381F1l-KHYRRGwBd4_9ok9FpMivor7Q-vAbV0AGBIhDwkJaWmw0EJLXl1ZT_EZJ2IUoCxESv3pLbbrPXCQT2OpnPyr8EVe3k6V2NpWLXMZCGTzsLXYDPwrRnBipqU3FsbqksdGjmeHwNXpoSZQaMRWyD3T-d2WeLHe1ZXZ7Bwb/s4128/20230817_100211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-1nmkwR8eps2H0ht0j381F1l-KHYRRGwBd4_9ok9FpMivor7Q-vAbV0AGBIhDwkJaWmw0EJLXl1ZT_EZJ2IUoCxESv3pLbbrPXCQT2OpnPyr8EVe3k6V2NpWLXMZCGTzsLXYDPwrRnBipqU3FsbqksdGjmeHwNXpoSZQaMRWyD3T-d2WeLHe1ZXZ7Bwb/s320/20230817_100211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The famous gate which says "Arbeit Macht Frei." Actually, this gate is a reproduction, for someone stole the original! But they found it later in Norway (I think it was) and now have it on display behind glass.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CSWXO6YgiZhVoZ6OFqKcG_sP5_YqkoKMZUtD6neUCrCEOJOLSbmsuxsxg0np2te8qt4uhDhxivLD_bItPyhNLL3za3OM7xkRgEL700JUyDvnaKdIVDNehRDw3jPwhe6Ah_-MOLReVSCNI6a2zAcVgXGzUL2ch7Ci1Nd6BHgIrOdE7tlVsnV9c_Yx0BV7/s4128/20230817_132939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6CSWXO6YgiZhVoZ6OFqKcG_sP5_YqkoKMZUtD6neUCrCEOJOLSbmsuxsxg0np2te8qt4uhDhxivLD_bItPyhNLL3za3OM7xkRgEL700JUyDvnaKdIVDNehRDw3jPwhe6Ah_-MOLReVSCNI6a2zAcVgXGzUL2ch7Ci1Nd6BHgIrOdE7tlVsnV9c_Yx0BV7/s320/20230817_132939.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Memorial to "The Unknown Prisoner." What was interesting is that he has his hands in his pockets. This, our guide told us, represented freedom, since they weren't allowed to do this while in the camp!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzndPjRbEUUsegQ_wrwqPHK5Xizh-uVgB5XDxXkUZ_CiXX0FCv0H7MuqzSZxK9cuXKiis7NAbvQfcAg70RXRjJTCChATNbN2oHI-1mxvdJA3fFfXSvIpx4bQDh1LxYw2SRuxamF0XnJhaizFIfgr2QasF4qIkasg01zR1o6tKz8ePUE7DNFTlRVlvDAyG/s4128/20230817_133933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzndPjRbEUUsegQ_wrwqPHK5Xizh-uVgB5XDxXkUZ_CiXX0FCv0H7MuqzSZxK9cuXKiis7NAbvQfcAg70RXRjJTCChATNbN2oHI-1mxvdJA3fFfXSvIpx4bQDh1LxYw2SRuxamF0XnJhaizFIfgr2QasF4qIkasg01zR1o6tKz8ePUE7DNFTlRVlvDAyG/s320/20230817_133933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Perimeter fencing. Where the person is standing is the "no go zone." Anyone on that grass would be immediately shot (from the guard tower in the background). If you made it through that area, you had to go down and up the ditch, then was the electrified barbed wire fence, and on the other side of that (not pictured) is a moat! Our guide said there was only one successful escape from Dachau. But even if you did, there was no place to go. The people didn't want to be caught around you and would probably turn you back in anyway.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFczI6Tc4G6nyxLkBJYNodXhPkDAFxVscTkw5pVoCfJYZsy3y_W-EM5xBAzftEySd2DphzenD9K7qzPe0PcZf3bhck9_ByvgjSEbrFWafvmqQiVSVqsZe3MkCBBcLBY76MSYAgP2L_DehbtiZj6A0Iospu44HxQIPc9hWrx6zQjeVSX-daj9C02BSeoJOO/s4128/20230817_133952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFczI6Tc4G6nyxLkBJYNodXhPkDAFxVscTkw5pVoCfJYZsy3y_W-EM5xBAzftEySd2DphzenD9K7qzPe0PcZf3bhck9_ByvgjSEbrFWafvmqQiVSVqsZe3MkCBBcLBY76MSYAgP2L_DehbtiZj6A0Iospu44HxQIPc9hWrx6zQjeVSX-daj9C02BSeoJOO/s320/20230817_133952.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide told us that one thing guards would do it take a prisoner's hat, throw it into the "no go zone," and order them to retrieve it. If they did, they would be shot from the guard tower. If they did not, they would be shot for disobeying an order!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6TtMMksPOadeu9qsmu9gsLzIDI7n5XAY8c7GoC3Rm-CjBisKZLRNTV4tnrzMtmm1qyO4dn8QubqxA7In2U_79nMf50JTomlE6kA1OC7yq0l1is1p5ttHAKdNfOE4tiicIpMO0ceVuszNaOyLWNlgnHY4_EGhNt3Dj4p_PHofnQas-My8rF0jEeaBEAOv/s4128/20230817_141322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6TtMMksPOadeu9qsmu9gsLzIDI7n5XAY8c7GoC3Rm-CjBisKZLRNTV4tnrzMtmm1qyO4dn8QubqxA7In2U_79nMf50JTomlE6kA1OC7yq0l1is1p5ttHAKdNfOE4tiicIpMO0ceVuszNaOyLWNlgnHY4_EGhNt3Dj4p_PHofnQas-My8rF0jEeaBEAOv/s320/20230817_141322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Memorial sculpture. Barbed wire and people all twisted together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-74068146637168900052023-08-23T08:04:00.005-04:002023-08-23T08:05:51.353-04:00Bavarian AlpsSo I not only got a little behind with my posting here, we had a couple nights in a hotel where I did not have internet access - which got me even farther behind! So I'll try to catch up a bit now . . . ;-)<div><br /></div><div>We took another hike in the Bavarian Alps before we had to bid a sad farewell. We really liked being out in nature here. As I said in a post a couple of days ago, we had a bit of a rain storm and so the waterfalls were a lot bigger and faster. We hiked up to a place called Wimbachschloss. It was a long way up (easy coming down!) and not much of a "schloss" - it was now a lunch/snack place for hikers! But it was still a good hike. Pictures:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpbSrS6HRGkv4sarnNgOdzu8t8Xw2DoJWskZc-OYX1y7V9UcfsVk-8x1_9X0i8W4BdSP6J9RAcUvc1cdX19hqPPRSJI9mEtBf8KzEDZX4b5FFkd6hnck3NIhg8ILwrcdXnIbrCQJBbYorJK747YLcgtCFINFckDSzjmfvyHW6KvN94OeHHEsZa3TboZc6/s4128/20230816_113342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGpbSrS6HRGkv4sarnNgOdzu8t8Xw2DoJWskZc-OYX1y7V9UcfsVk-8x1_9X0i8W4BdSP6J9RAcUvc1cdX19hqPPRSJI9mEtBf8KzEDZX4b5FFkd6hnck3NIhg8ILwrcdXnIbrCQJBbYorJK747YLcgtCFINFckDSzjmfvyHW6KvN94OeHHEsZa3TboZc6/s320/20230816_113342.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the entrance to "NationalPark Berchtesgaden"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYmbZxYLghkhfaJSAbsQLjbFvWG2ea3AgjJsHr_76eZ1GzwzJkofWXiUeYfueNE5XEGye55tkHPA7F6hloXFFtmMOiPB-1TMQNnzcZsaj11j0koUPY_SQulVGPlOhAR-aspRFeGVEl6t9O7kV7lFdo_GWJw5YSXXGodzmLBLUL6WgJhP5_jFu6iygl82M/s1200/Resized_20230816_113842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYmbZxYLghkhfaJSAbsQLjbFvWG2ea3AgjJsHr_76eZ1GzwzJkofWXiUeYfueNE5XEGye55tkHPA7F6hloXFFtmMOiPB-1TMQNnzcZsaj11j0koUPY_SQulVGPlOhAR-aspRFeGVEl6t9O7kV7lFdo_GWJw5YSXXGodzmLBLUL6WgJhP5_jFu6iygl82M/s320/Resized_20230816_113842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLMxQO-bZn87aOUMDl8a9Kp19qFzBdd0tLuw8Zq2HV2NM_5X3cLBuaMl7HXcyO_ZmCmagMc2E2wqc9C9mnQ2juiVR3IMSsec7YpyfPbQyCNm2DNfqn_NaBfNquY8fueay9AoZECKQOJJNdRamG7hhxEsllrTGDrP5tKHq25o4OCQd0e69wROJE9xJcRDM/s4128/20230816_111516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLMxQO-bZn87aOUMDl8a9Kp19qFzBdd0tLuw8Zq2HV2NM_5X3cLBuaMl7HXcyO_ZmCmagMc2E2wqc9C9mnQ2juiVR3IMSsec7YpyfPbQyCNm2DNfqn_NaBfNquY8fueay9AoZECKQOJJNdRamG7hhxEsllrTGDrP5tKHq25o4OCQd0e69wROJE9xJcRDM/s320/20230816_111516.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKxAm0wsxgiNJ6joRMT-BiQeMG9UnW8d6ftHhPNpN23C4_uzhRLzxk7rZq9Ef8vAlVOZLxpPHcCHC3FPTxD9dQilC2oGS-pc1ZrLaLmTzNX2D0cZYmBffNwmcLBiKwFUl_c_3w5HbgMfGvL7Ofb17SGl-yIV3lsJ7qzHj4EijK9pxRrrOKeKzf2nJE2Kk/s4128/20230816_112104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKxAm0wsxgiNJ6joRMT-BiQeMG9UnW8d6ftHhPNpN23C4_uzhRLzxk7rZq9Ef8vAlVOZLxpPHcCHC3FPTxD9dQilC2oGS-pc1ZrLaLmTzNX2D0cZYmBffNwmcLBiKwFUl_c_3w5HbgMfGvL7Ofb17SGl-yIV3lsJ7qzHj4EijK9pxRrrOKeKzf2nJE2Kk/s320/20230816_112104.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iUtANfmCgCCPucn3MAeaeeYpVWB5KhSwbMT9og9qvizB2KSZo37yrVvIlC50NiLgiOamGleNHl9X4M1Yx2Gl36BWbBjAjLsq8CQyYGxaIoPXXqWcKbFtTmOmikaRKWfMIPNNHlnuRUQVY4fC5-sjLt_tXsP9xI7XXIOjha3p8aWaLdib9i8n72y16i6S/s4128/20230816_122105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3iUtANfmCgCCPucn3MAeaeeYpVWB5KhSwbMT9og9qvizB2KSZo37yrVvIlC50NiLgiOamGleNHl9X4M1Yx2Gl36BWbBjAjLsq8CQyYGxaIoPXXqWcKbFtTmOmikaRKWfMIPNNHlnuRUQVY4fC5-sjLt_tXsP9xI7XXIOjha3p8aWaLdib9i8n72y16i6S/s320/20230816_122105.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is Joanna is a "wadi" - a dry stream bed farther up the hike. I think it is filled with water during the Spring rains and snow melt. But look how big!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQE0I2SUSSiwe0bIRS9ANuIiCGTZDs8iN2h37gnPexNmpd2_vbe4LdK2IROFwapXoBt9lYa75LJfCAhLIzxHqwTkmFfYcLgy-MS3pIfwP-_cBebo0YRvZeZ6mlcwgFXLXgJ0irCVhI3vabonBDFKQrmJM2J3690lhGv8lYaeb1HxDrBvpdanghdyfY3Or/s2608/20230816_125742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQE0I2SUSSiwe0bIRS9ANuIiCGTZDs8iN2h37gnPexNmpd2_vbe4LdK2IROFwapXoBt9lYa75LJfCAhLIzxHqwTkmFfYcLgy-MS3pIfwP-_cBebo0YRvZeZ6mlcwgFXLXgJ0irCVhI3vabonBDFKQrmJM2J3690lhGv8lYaeb1HxDrBvpdanghdyfY3Or/s320/20230816_125742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Me with an Alpine Marmot at Wimbachschloss.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVTDnBci3KPZj3aVnSNNzvzyEXrNOSqu0A-7RiDE9SE9Hjko1Xg5AiaNTuFNwVj9LCBl-rLEW0tarLy5vo1CiQkoi4_VEz5RHUUIa8j8sAOzcyipblrlvwATJLb9O2R7-VYsShoqRfEZY73PojtdjJLQ6r0hoLCr-CFMKQsMLosZXWsX3ANViqCvTd8y1/s4128/20230816_131310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVTDnBci3KPZj3aVnSNNzvzyEXrNOSqu0A-7RiDE9SE9Hjko1Xg5AiaNTuFNwVj9LCBl-rLEW0tarLy5vo1CiQkoi4_VEz5RHUUIa8j8sAOzcyipblrlvwATJLb9O2R7-VYsShoqRfEZY73PojtdjJLQ6r0hoLCr-CFMKQsMLosZXWsX3ANViqCvTd8y1/s320/20230816_131310.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wimbachschloss</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After this hike, we drove to Hintersee and hiked around the lake there. (We wanted to go to Konigsee and see that larger lake, but it was quite crowded - so we decided to do this smaller one.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLs0CwpeXgnXjRpQbNXG1xvlbSB589_VvpAEWyZw7s82N-5VaM7vAlT7851OLntj3DXHIXSjSh74qnY5gtdBzYj2v_eSj_Hx3g8S7ZilMmPUy5-xSenLmeJh2f9txy-Y6VEq8SQPxvvmW7RRShz4R1W2SBRVfL3rjEXZIv9zEPRJi0A_0he9uHVAUqa70/s1600/Resized_20230816_151409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLs0CwpeXgnXjRpQbNXG1xvlbSB589_VvpAEWyZw7s82N-5VaM7vAlT7851OLntj3DXHIXSjSh74qnY5gtdBzYj2v_eSj_Hx3g8S7ZilMmPUy5-xSenLmeJh2f9txy-Y6VEq8SQPxvvmW7RRShz4R1W2SBRVfL3rjEXZIv9zEPRJi0A_0he9uHVAUqa70/s320/Resized_20230816_151409.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlyKemzuXGy42_UZ9AISmeCr0NEX3WJ4nc_gdEaYUxD4XkO4dchMlhsyxIpy1K1EmOOzoX7GZUThzYqU_RzoBuGegJ3sDUubLICp9zeCHzgRt0ekrGWH-b--uGvKJ2SEX-5cpJrTB11NYb1xfIvjIL4mTDf77UlO9XZZm40Zb0Y6L1IXo_UYn0IcqSmSd/s1200/Resized_20230816_152714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwlyKemzuXGy42_UZ9AISmeCr0NEX3WJ4nc_gdEaYUxD4XkO4dchMlhsyxIpy1K1EmOOzoX7GZUThzYqU_RzoBuGegJ3sDUubLICp9zeCHzgRt0ekrGWH-b--uGvKJ2SEX-5cpJrTB11NYb1xfIvjIL4mTDf77UlO9XZZm40Zb0Y6L1IXo_UYn0IcqSmSd/s320/Resized_20230816_152714.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By this time it was getting late in the afternoon and we still had a bit of a drive to our next stop, so off we went . . . to a little place not too far outside of Munich, which you may have heard of before . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-47699081944634268542023-08-18T02:57:00.004-04:002023-08-18T03:00:05.578-04:00Berchtesgaden<p>Our morning in the Bavarian Alps began with a hike up a gorge with some pretty good waterfalls. We went early and it’s a good thing we did because the trail got VERY crowded later! Turns out Tuesday was a big holiday here: August 15 is St. Mary’s Day and most places are closed for the day. Walking up we had the trial largely to ourselves. But coming back, there were hundreds of people of all ages walking up. I’m really glad we didn’t get stuck in all that traffic!</p><p>Some pictures . . .</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg57adSy4B_X9p9mRpyPvpB-V2RPihJ9PVgRBVGGpO6U04aVxWsdt_2HMFa_lg88xMKlpVudi6usBo04GlFtUdgfDlxfi5uamTMyxNnGWSkw10OYLRapeDowCxITJAig6o1YpGtkHUsTu8lAh3o5KQGhS2rjDIocktPVAXzW8c0jnGjy8ekhOHL3_BT0s/s2608/20230815_090436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizg57adSy4B_X9p9mRpyPvpB-V2RPihJ9PVgRBVGGpO6U04aVxWsdt_2HMFa_lg88xMKlpVudi6usBo04GlFtUdgfDlxfi5uamTMyxNnGWSkw10OYLRapeDowCxITJAig6o1YpGtkHUsTu8lAh3o5KQGhS2rjDIocktPVAXzW8c0jnGjy8ekhOHL3_BT0s/s320/20230815_090436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7HTKdsaYTWyhWo1WesWGovHOYiDIPHKWuPY1G6ZV5h0mc6NiP46I4zKBQMnU5SY8ojBAJPnKUbq-mKZmFeDvzrhXq7pERKQdnuDtP3ZbMT_9sdQ1Bjs7Z6abDoSgEeM8NdCZEiMzjkADG6x8Ii5ktHcfIjH1iQBa7rPr6rAOlty99cO_70fagDg7Dejx/s4128/20230815_094043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7HTKdsaYTWyhWo1WesWGovHOYiDIPHKWuPY1G6ZV5h0mc6NiP46I4zKBQMnU5SY8ojBAJPnKUbq-mKZmFeDvzrhXq7pERKQdnuDtP3ZbMT_9sdQ1Bjs7Z6abDoSgEeM8NdCZEiMzjkADG6x8Ii5ktHcfIjH1iQBa7rPr6rAOlty99cO_70fagDg7Dejx/s320/20230815_094043.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNG3jt9Pt3nz3llUGdeKY3ft5Iq4lNNU_-GNKcbvSgbJXN-VlAOm9u6JB8WWdVGF0ZNIcQqbzmhRFu0dKz7V16zKZg5EEew0CdkMvHnWcd_bVHhDwWBJPSV3mPJsE2tv8g1DqbFBnUFPkyVglNTiOA8lMTLpOCY_5Yz7c42hLab3BMc7XllikzNua48xk/s4128/20230815_093331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSNG3jt9Pt3nz3llUGdeKY3ft5Iq4lNNU_-GNKcbvSgbJXN-VlAOm9u6JB8WWdVGF0ZNIcQqbzmhRFu0dKz7V16zKZg5EEew0CdkMvHnWcd_bVHhDwWBJPSV3mPJsE2tv8g1DqbFBnUFPkyVglNTiOA8lMTLpOCY_5Yz7c42hLab3BMc7XllikzNua48xk/s320/20230815_093331.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In this picture there is a cross formed by some tree branches in the foreground. The picture didn’t come out great, but you can see it.<div><br /></div><div>When we got to the top, there were not only some great views, but a little chapel that had been built in the 18th century. So while it was a long and often steep climb up, it was worth it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGL7ZpHmvqDt3kQTLcyha56OR26eovbh216urtI-87hN_8yNavAakcMA3lqa8OBsQRe2F3iEQxooMY1KQaoatBuG6clDvkY_8O6iPaG76DjQ15ZQfIYPNTcZti91JS0nUjFHSqu0NzjO3FIj-3JeQw8zdztNI63oK5hXebgJrXinyU3QrXRoDa7SiXONt/s3264/20230815_102117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGL7ZpHmvqDt3kQTLcyha56OR26eovbh216urtI-87hN_8yNavAakcMA3lqa8OBsQRe2F3iEQxooMY1KQaoatBuG6clDvkY_8O6iPaG76DjQ15ZQfIYPNTcZti91JS0nUjFHSqu0NzjO3FIj-3JeQw8zdztNI63oK5hXebgJrXinyU3QrXRoDa7SiXONt/s320/20230815_102117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3AMK0qVFMlxOcm60xwQpnUdrk2TNAgLJZ0IQ-LtuqHcNuUhr5UMVqiA0ZGSc0VjHkG1FZyoVthgo1KhdDDVoVEvQW29NEdSfVWMK76e4Q3AxMAqFtMgk_tVe-JP4CMrzN9YbWpjVrTXW7-nysuiccL_-tyehKmW2UOl7nVPpWRqeLMWfq2XEnTIdfXbY/s4128/20230815_102927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3AMK0qVFMlxOcm60xwQpnUdrk2TNAgLJZ0IQ-LtuqHcNuUhr5UMVqiA0ZGSc0VjHkG1FZyoVthgo1KhdDDVoVEvQW29NEdSfVWMK76e4Q3AxMAqFtMgk_tVe-JP4CMrzN9YbWpjVrTXW7-nysuiccL_-tyehKmW2UOl7nVPpWRqeLMWfq2XEnTIdfXbY/s320/20230815_102927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In the afternoon, we went to see Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. We got an English tour which not only showed us that but also showed us a lot of the other buildings and places where there used to be buildings that were parts of Hitler’s community there. It was very interesting and the views were, again, great.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6bYCHhB-nCsPdxs8LNEz1xgo6z8R9guZcVo-9q9sxlS9NacYflolAA_4pJujjqcTk_d9MIADQlXxzKF0rZx4i-vnuwAlS8vHSNps18QUezEeltES7drwr_a7DKHc8kw8VZ6OugGjpVnrIevuJ3VdvPMFvvXt3G-35ml2BCVKfdim8qxqRBPZ0jWGPFfK/s4128/20230815_135322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR6bYCHhB-nCsPdxs8LNEz1xgo6z8R9guZcVo-9q9sxlS9NacYflolAA_4pJujjqcTk_d9MIADQlXxzKF0rZx4i-vnuwAlS8vHSNps18QUezEeltES7drwr_a7DKHc8kw8VZ6OugGjpVnrIevuJ3VdvPMFvvXt3G-35ml2BCVKfdim8qxqRBPZ0jWGPFfK/s320/20230815_135322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hotel for which Hitler made the owner an offer he couldn’t refuse to house his SS troops. You can also see an old guard house on the right to stop folks from getting too close to Hitler’s house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfjHk9YL4PML_k9ueUgVC4MZ39yHQW5EzCnQtjqmmR9GYJcF_F0jIBazdIyMS26kNWkStpfvUAlLq2FNMct3tClF63btr-6T1B1lJzmLjBa04aIVpGa3uQJxUn53Mx2ZBv9iNDsRLmCQ19kpLFI1vO2aLmyyyyT1GuLDsXIHbjhkAaCugAqflWxda7Gi3/s4128/20230815_145932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfjHk9YL4PML_k9ueUgVC4MZ39yHQW5EzCnQtjqmmR9GYJcF_F0jIBazdIyMS26kNWkStpfvUAlLq2FNMct3tClF63btr-6T1B1lJzmLjBa04aIVpGa3uQJxUn53Mx2ZBv9iNDsRLmCQ19kpLFI1vO2aLmyyyyT1GuLDsXIHbjhkAaCugAqflWxda7Gi3/s320/20230815_145932.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Entrance to the Eagle’s Nest. You have to go in the tunnel a ways and then take an elevator up to the building perched on the top. See below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wiCwW2HLi0Dwo769PlPZznmgm-ySY2Rb5hwyno0tOXn6x6XjshFP2FqqKgFFB1oumGIInRz_iJAbV5iRcjnX_t_TPFl6u0kvHzlfkpqLCv_ufwHW957JGzYOD0EwwxHTTY1xgSEA2dxAT2Iry9TChGevVzgy2_a45F_wM5bg3pbPHfqJ7UyyS2R-hQBb/s4128/20230815_161452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2wiCwW2HLi0Dwo769PlPZznmgm-ySY2Rb5hwyno0tOXn6x6XjshFP2FqqKgFFB1oumGIInRz_iJAbV5iRcjnX_t_TPFl6u0kvHzlfkpqLCv_ufwHW957JGzYOD0EwwxHTTY1xgSEA2dxAT2Iry9TChGevVzgy2_a45F_wM5bg3pbPHfqJ7UyyS2R-hQBb/s320/20230815_161452.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Eagle’s Nest itself isn’t that impressive - just three rooms that are now a restaurant since they didn’t want it to be a memorial or place of pilgrimage. But where it’s built and the views are something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6jVFihcylbKBAyz-HhtLDMuFBtnTHGSyPjVQxHZgI1L51MFzS82mbm9ZbNf3t6L3djZo4-vRbD2F5WOYMRpqD-tuy0pT44oiwdOC9O9yUOgDXM2viLQzpnmEwFDIA4sbsRZHafNWVwir1eQIc4Qayz0a4V8r0ixgBOzPl_VuKIhPAXhfkxjecjMcJoPc/s2608/20230815_153259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6jVFihcylbKBAyz-HhtLDMuFBtnTHGSyPjVQxHZgI1L51MFzS82mbm9ZbNf3t6L3djZo4-vRbD2F5WOYMRpqD-tuy0pT44oiwdOC9O9yUOgDXM2viLQzpnmEwFDIA4sbsRZHafNWVwir1eQIc4Qayz0a4V8r0ixgBOzPl_VuKIhPAXhfkxjecjMcJoPc/s320/20230815_153259.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkErKxRr2m-E8UwHzd8vhv_g1rn_HICpxbquxFHDhY6ZMJFhijC0QNj3couLPqMveR_DNTtCwYwNxvY0RFxfeaVHcJ2M-DBPYaV-D5jSkp8bQc2S-PvE_JND0VEYPdwEhlslXmq8SpJtB0IGIiWppJsTnNhkhE5lxuYW-oAP2L2nShpXKxM5_L3IMSF5l/s2160/20230815_155639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkErKxRr2m-E8UwHzd8vhv_g1rn_HICpxbquxFHDhY6ZMJFhijC0QNj3couLPqMveR_DNTtCwYwNxvY0RFxfeaVHcJ2M-DBPYaV-D5jSkp8bQc2S-PvE_JND0VEYPdwEhlslXmq8SpJtB0IGIiWppJsTnNhkhE5lxuYW-oAP2L2nShpXKxM5_L3IMSF5l/s320/20230815_155639.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Red circle: A modern hotel where the home of Herman Goering (head of the Luftwaffe) used to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blue circle: Where more SS barracks used to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green circle: Where Hitler’s house used to be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The US had all these buildings torn down again, so they wouldn’t be made into memorials.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We found a bunch of these little Austrian flags painted at the top of the hike above the Eagle’s Nest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUKR0Olbh_ZksQ7ApjQ7Jc8oIdjPe3wnureh53D2xng1GcXrCL1_9BqFWoOqOMOlE_lWZdXchnruco8fiCRJSXyZuJLiaOmpxuP12Iu4Ys66h9wgZO81xTP6Vy8WIc6uGePWbuh06XEYaktqN-CM7rQZCEhBiWLDE7HQi3W6ezjOTwYERja8w-OFaC4aG/s1200/Resized_20230815_153735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUKR0Olbh_ZksQ7ApjQ7Jc8oIdjPe3wnureh53D2xng1GcXrCL1_9BqFWoOqOMOlE_lWZdXchnruco8fiCRJSXyZuJLiaOmpxuP12Iu4Ys66h9wgZO81xTP6Vy8WIc6uGePWbuh06XEYaktqN-CM7rQZCEhBiWLDE7HQi3W6ezjOTwYERja8w-OFaC4aG/s320/Resized_20230815_153735.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow: One last hike in the Alps and driving to our next destination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-19289932084977506432023-08-16T16:01:00.003-04:002023-08-16T16:01:22.605-04:00Travel Day + Weather<p>Monday was mainly a travel day for us as we drove down to Berchtesgaden and the Bavarian Alps. Not much to do while driving, so we tried to find the license plates of all the countries in the EU on the way - kind of like trying to find all 50 states. We did good! We only missed a handful, and they were primarily the small principalities (like Monaco and San Marino) or the island nations (like Malta). Most of the others we got. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED_RpCSZIDBt4K6K7vj6fG6AJLGLt9WbaD7MRUYNgw9PYpCdfPbaHlVUdkKSFdwDd97e4yHCZ12eIowNOjjDWJKbQoDaX-Geh3_lszNiLu64ze496DiICdErAQbqpy_2du3LQtjMRN56LLIpM39d6QOlVM6j_VMIZmxMkNeodTsqLPkIJJ4Pt_rXdX1th/s4128/20230815_102314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiED_RpCSZIDBt4K6K7vj6fG6AJLGLt9WbaD7MRUYNgw9PYpCdfPbaHlVUdkKSFdwDd97e4yHCZ12eIowNOjjDWJKbQoDaX-Geh3_lszNiLu64ze496DiICdErAQbqpy_2du3LQtjMRN56LLIpM39d6QOlVM6j_VMIZmxMkNeodTsqLPkIJJ4Pt_rXdX1th/s320/20230815_102314.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Our first look at the Alps.</p><p>Now, a bit about the weather . . . </p><p>We’ve had very good weather so far. Tuesday night, a pretty severe thunderstorm storm blew in. Fortunately, we got back to the hotel before it hit. My daughter took pictures as we watched it move in - then she put them all together. If you look at the different pictures, you can see things disappearing as the storm moves in. Pretty cool.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJCtmeXfbDwxdJ6id6KLnoBaNWDCOOOOUMROMz5PS2bSr54tUxzQeaS0_Tv9RFO7OSsyGziJKP7mSU7eT7hlne27OJoJehjzlbulos0ceg34mUBM2SaAzmM_MOcm-OF_NAimFkG3Ihdz87NYw8xIKW0slPwLjMRE_y0nbdKVPIANSN_I7AADvJ7lC-WPP/s1280/Resized_Picsart_23-08-15_20-27-20-000_(1)_2884879774786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="1280" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJCtmeXfbDwxdJ6id6KLnoBaNWDCOOOOUMROMz5PS2bSr54tUxzQeaS0_Tv9RFO7OSsyGziJKP7mSU7eT7hlne27OJoJehjzlbulos0ceg34mUBM2SaAzmM_MOcm-OF_NAimFkG3Ihdz87NYw8xIKW0slPwLjMRE_y0nbdKVPIANSN_I7AADvJ7lC-WPP/s320/Resized_Picsart_23-08-15_20-27-20-000_(1)_2884879774786.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Also, we hiked to a waterfall on Monday (before the thunderstorm) and then to another after the storm. Notice the difference!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylETVlF2ExCPZ57Aqw1dwzOBbbKPtroIwWdRhc5CwEM4v7H7M0vwgJ0aSJnCaYXn0a2AHA-xoaHZ4LDtOyjrj52yB6FqIalo9xYyiixRcUedTu13W4P1_kaJmdY1O_qFVWMBj8o1YOYtfO17sr_MvXT0Jn0q5imXpT7Er89n7tA8hfvLK8tkAiWtJtZ9x/s1200/Resized_20230815_085221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylETVlF2ExCPZ57Aqw1dwzOBbbKPtroIwWdRhc5CwEM4v7H7M0vwgJ0aSJnCaYXn0a2AHA-xoaHZ4LDtOyjrj52yB6FqIalo9xYyiixRcUedTu13W4P1_kaJmdY1O_qFVWMBj8o1YOYtfO17sr_MvXT0Jn0q5imXpT7Er89n7tA8hfvLK8tkAiWtJtZ9x/s320/Resized_20230815_085221.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxjVlr8iDSTBTxrLO4syFMOzH_KvjICFYJjN1jDn3jX70_20pc43IHbbQ_THCA90OlBJr9NEVH5S9mfWwuMvA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Admittedly, these weren’t the same waterfall, but I still think a lot of the difference can be attributed to all the rain that fell on Tuesday night! <div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow: our day in Berchtesgaden.</div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-71855395022383965252023-08-15T14:42:00.000-04:002023-08-15T14:42:16.967-04:00Food<p>Three brief observations about the food here:</p><p>(1.) These folks know how to eat breakfast! The breakfasts here put even the best breakfast buffets I’ve seen in the US to shame. We’ve been eating a big breakfast, skipping lunch, and having dinner - and that’s more than enough food!</p><p>(2.) Germans eat a lot of ice cream. I mean, a LOT! Ice cream shops are everywhere. So, trying to fit in, we’ve had to join in . . . :-)</p><p>(3.) Germans eat a lot of schwein! It seems like half the menus here are pork!</p>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-66828719564798277862023-08-15T14:35:00.003-04:002023-08-15T14:35:39.456-04:00Wittenberg - Torgau - Leipzig<p>Sunday. First things first. Church at the Old Latin School. We weren’t sure of the start time so arrived early and got to visit with the pastor a bit. That meant he also had time to ask Laurie to play the organ for the service! They usually use canned music, so this was a treat for them. :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0seGENCgvIAj47tXj3aTY0d6-0nS7OrOJ09VopegMg-wZUd-J0kvpzTSPvbwOUnnhCVnQ1RArejqpt8GGejMoVSF9a7c3mUEaf7c5YULSSGT_j9Q-0Hquim1n32U4WNyQf-BjE4tt2VZlB0O81IAuXsbnn9wcJiyUyNGVw40iMh2RMnnp79Ihe-J07iO3/s1032/Resized_20230813_084534.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0seGENCgvIAj47tXj3aTY0d6-0nS7OrOJ09VopegMg-wZUd-J0kvpzTSPvbwOUnnhCVnQ1RArejqpt8GGejMoVSF9a7c3mUEaf7c5YULSSGT_j9Q-0Hquim1n32U4WNyQf-BjE4tt2VZlB0O81IAuXsbnn9wcJiyUyNGVw40iMh2RMnnp79Ihe-J07iO3/s320/Resized_20230813_084534.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAGjs94NlGfZ_SiGj4gnfPT0q5Df3n32lLCOGXJw7vMokNribnfqhrLWGMRjsg8KKenqm1muQjFUt3ZbzXXlaAqbKammbukCHKKsiFySomqvXJAzjqZOcU3wcEQsgkjTL5GTP7V6myRJm0_5Xym013r11flMwAKC0HRIbTvQh4q0Jisacb0wzpehhHMt6/s1032/Resized_20230813_102443.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1032" data-original-width="774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAGjs94NlGfZ_SiGj4gnfPT0q5Df3n32lLCOGXJw7vMokNribnfqhrLWGMRjsg8KKenqm1muQjFUt3ZbzXXlaAqbKammbukCHKKsiFySomqvXJAzjqZOcU3wcEQsgkjTL5GTP7V6myRJm0_5Xym013r11flMwAKC0HRIbTvQh4q0Jisacb0wzpehhHMt6/s320/Resized_20230813_102443.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Weber</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then after church, we headed to Torgau to see Schloss Hartenfels. Torgau was an important civil seat during the Reformation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKx577m_RiS-z3ZHSoYOTwVIRr5BjaDfXArNXJdoRs1a9NYdl1haRjWqS5xhXtZi-Ok84ciCSRFgtdktPPlDkSlcdwqZckWXO_H8c8wWVRxGdA-4yCHT-vIge-EqxrkZZK-1pbKZlZ69sUk_Ro46AJz5z4jPpHhaK_NUpzTzRs3Pgaftt7EyxousxW5WEh/s1600/Resized_20230813_134745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKx577m_RiS-z3ZHSoYOTwVIRr5BjaDfXArNXJdoRs1a9NYdl1haRjWqS5xhXtZi-Ok84ciCSRFgtdktPPlDkSlcdwqZckWXO_H8c8wWVRxGdA-4yCHT-vIge-EqxrkZZK-1pbKZlZ69sUk_Ro46AJz5z4jPpHhaK_NUpzTzRs3Pgaftt7EyxousxW5WEh/s320/Resized_20230813_134745.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqWcKbCkc523ymG8E5vdfq6JV-FBe3I4DKWn5FjvDmhHhm_6G1sClPOPYqlpJGO-i8ZC1mnhqEQnfCVyO1ZdmV1RAIQjF1hP8b4R7FCSyRrXnUi2g2sYymNAtOYg-zntzqNKqyUhtxsjtrCj2By2YXvrCYAXLbwsL71KPhUNT7WO4-LqOnZFZv9tlkad3/s4128/20230813_142217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioqWcKbCkc523ymG8E5vdfq6JV-FBe3I4DKWn5FjvDmhHhm_6G1sClPOPYqlpJGO-i8ZC1mnhqEQnfCVyO1ZdmV1RAIQjF1hP8b4R7FCSyRrXnUi2g2sYymNAtOYg-zntzqNKqyUhtxsjtrCj2By2YXvrCYAXLbwsL71KPhUNT7WO4-LqOnZFZv9tlkad3/s320/20230813_142217.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luther designed the chapel for the castle. Nice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8QqCUxEMam4yMqXEmHFyP4tpXGBUXxK6wCta9RSuhIfaEMWIs99wXmbqzb88_21rcEJkHkavzajXmhbvo-WwGd-JJ4395kABTLIrhegC1N8CPrMoWnx-iSicO1ZQo43rE2k_OOEe-yY-DRMeqjT0gNIQs8OKDCMx4QTmgf0Ii9IQSnjOE-O6Stm2a6yQ/s3264/20230813_140748.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8QqCUxEMam4yMqXEmHFyP4tpXGBUXxK6wCta9RSuhIfaEMWIs99wXmbqzb88_21rcEJkHkavzajXmhbvo-WwGd-JJ4395kABTLIrhegC1N8CPrMoWnx-iSicO1ZQo43rE2k_OOEe-yY-DRMeqjT0gNIQs8OKDCMx4QTmgf0Ii9IQSnjOE-O6Stm2a6yQ/s320/20230813_140748.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9sSLIDMzMOrfXnVacf4SvztBJL785hfKjCY4gexKpIe8NqKcTj7uG2AbxxgpQGnvwZxT2vkF7xFzYdk47BgHe0Fb037o8c0TpurtzVYLBCnXhd6rr4x0hYPfv4-g0fHgPQ6uo-X9-A7VhJf26EVe-hlNnDjcXGjWt2UkYEPfjagqUB0ueME8B0ld2BQlF/s3264/20230813_140804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Bach organ</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-5x-8J0jLQBfUtUtGmZM2LM5Ju_eJd8wOzoN1hed2_nmqQiW8aoefXc6v2DOWl-UKhqUOqr_0oaTSE-YgcmDPkwkQTXyAQu3663kt4rJ_ucWj4stS3dFKDcY2x4G3lstbyDhGSvDtskGR6sqAP4P7Z-ejp3YE7d0PcIwLv9jNJnZqJfHrqb6tbpNy7tQ/s1600/Resized_20230813_191336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-5x-8J0jLQBfUtUtGmZM2LM5Ju_eJd8wOzoN1hed2_nmqQiW8aoefXc6v2DOWl-UKhqUOqr_0oaTSE-YgcmDPkwkQTXyAQu3663kt4rJ_ucWj4stS3dFKDcY2x4G3lstbyDhGSvDtskGR6sqAP4P7Z-ejp3YE7d0PcIwLv9jNJnZqJfHrqb6tbpNy7tQ/s320/Resized_20230813_191336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A look down our street in Leipzig.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow, a long drive down to the Bavarian Alps!</div><br />Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-65280779925562382942023-08-14T01:24:00.002-04:002023-08-14T01:25:37.071-04:00Wittenberg by Night<p>It just happened that one of our nights in Wittenberg was the night of the town’s Erlebnis Nacht - kind of a street festival with lots of activity and special entertainment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKbRm71hOxn12mOAcpkJbWKAKW_GnWnlqlR2HkCEVj-uNjdkz4lQvZY0grq5FlIgw6Dr_i_Z5OV7BN0RF9LksxrGYc-IF6g_9kJFixzxYBfzTogIYqSuaXCClHq4rqvXO5MEV8iDwm6_Blw3n7jiT1f9N-vGA3fffIEwjb4XCbWT5Zgo_J0ei3vI0zwFE/s2608/20230812_191727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The view looking down the street.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT43Poj-wBUVe48luxfF08VMSlEBxAcbhwvsHH814-PwbMwCsI_eVqTA31V3cfirubUAekDneqKqSA_hTIt_S5GfVxupOXDZyZwCfkhMxAOyWoeqZTNTv5ZD_K_TPJjt9vVu11iWoDKm00WL4QKLInWlIAGFS6IjAFGCnBWudmFFRySA5KBiKsYHhCPfD/s4128/20230812_211804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAT43Poj-wBUVe48luxfF08VMSlEBxAcbhwvsHH814-PwbMwCsI_eVqTA31V3cfirubUAekDneqKqSA_hTIt_S5GfVxupOXDZyZwCfkhMxAOyWoeqZTNTv5ZD_K_TPJjt9vVu11iWoDKm00WL4QKLInWlIAGFS6IjAFGCnBWudmFFRySA5KBiKsYHhCPfD/s320/20230812_211804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BoOTZSVK-48Uh20wGKoatuo4TDm22gZJB6Osb9Bd61avu6mRuBJSjVsIL0MjGSJ4CGdyIT6KdxAExtz59vAUCqU2HR6iS_eobbY_z0khZaQtN8cjMAT1yppjvUS3AgF2122HWrbvROUfQlce0dyaw1KUGj64MsKh1ZRjgjdfkgcl1s5DIIncpC5ckjAs/s4128/20230812_211819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Melanchthon statue in the town square casting a cool shadow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPXK-z0KYtxyuOinoBV0VwCQbUw_kDYcl_fOkr_V4Uvpi860zg8_05lIxTiB4b1qY27ts7Z69WpY_uY8jUuDHSDhv0NYtxaKOw-vAWwor-1iQ6UykEo6-PefoK8iSS_JLAfMCcUvWOZIFdg2OS2dncvmJ8srbxdik1TSHdYxRRmRQHU1LUoaNFqu403dg/s4128/20230812_213220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPXK-z0KYtxyuOinoBV0VwCQbUw_kDYcl_fOkr_V4Uvpi860zg8_05lIxTiB4b1qY27ts7Z69WpY_uY8jUuDHSDhv0NYtxaKOw-vAWwor-1iQ6UykEo6-PefoK8iSS_JLAfMCcUvWOZIFdg2OS2dncvmJ8srbxdik1TSHdYxRRmRQHU1LUoaNFqu403dg/s320/20230812_213220.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Juggler on roller skates</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifsgAAB8HxL5uJZSR9JUeXKSCaFMBRMrG9ONhzcjnAMOtneAZDb_RZeQ0UjnkX7DmlBPSN0YTQXjDqzn1VklOruDV9p7f-8KI_ktf2XqI1b7KPMJ_xjengDe8HOK77YRoa8WVZbanT3o0PWNetSnyHrvAn_4zLx5ZkVN4xJJ6kuP_hVQN7oMNDe0-7oF0/s1600/Resized_20230812_212209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifsgAAB8HxL5uJZSR9JUeXKSCaFMBRMrG9ONhzcjnAMOtneAZDb_RZeQ0UjnkX7DmlBPSN0YTQXjDqzn1VklOruDV9p7f-8KI_ktf2XqI1b7KPMJ_xjengDe8HOK77YRoa8WVZbanT3o0PWNetSnyHrvAn_4zLx5ZkVN4xJJ6kuP_hVQN7oMNDe0-7oF0/s320/Resized_20230812_212209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Town square all lit up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-830041879019206920.post-54938463541700515202023-08-14T01:03:00.006-04:002023-08-14T01:06:36.700-04:00Wittenberg by Day<p>Our full day in Wittenberg began with a visit to the Lutherhaus. I was pleasantly surprised. I did not expect the explanations and especially the theological interpretations to be great - but they actually did a good job of explaining the issues and how the Reformation progressed. They also had a lot of old documents from that time, which were cool to look at.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAbY1QXE1b58dc_JPMwy9sKUSRCoHF6G_S1n4LhS9i4q256hLFwre23dBYa3eavYPQFCl2z5JQ0_OKaVEYjxY-NiE1ERlu5aNqa_QuXKXEtWf0N8YYTbZKHncT45iq8OZDuFJlI7kBzr4ddF8n3XsV86J7Lj1xYCw9BxSm-sz3BvSXG81aNGKqhAeUA9S/s4128/20230812_091919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQAbY1QXE1b58dc_JPMwy9sKUSRCoHF6G_S1n4LhS9i4q256hLFwre23dBYa3eavYPQFCl2z5JQ0_OKaVEYjxY-NiE1ERlu5aNqa_QuXKXEtWf0N8YYTbZKHncT45iq8OZDuFJlI7kBzr4ddF8n3XsV86J7Lj1xYCw9BxSm-sz3BvSXG81aNGKqhAeUA9S/s320/20230812_091919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lutherhaus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDqd98-BRBvIpwn1eAgJnik158Ls6BQR4myUGZg_kUmqpDu4Lilqp4WBiFjK5ZEtJVVX60RgOFTEq9z3YUnwsPSCUu1RcR1Asp375GpP8VDA1VWNxZ_20tSMxrGUzoZA3Gf-7unMOIQ7HjjEwr75SCBKVUh7v6JRvSe2rCwe_x2q6ErH9yV3S06tQVYYt/s4128/20230812_103736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDqd98-BRBvIpwn1eAgJnik158Ls6BQR4myUGZg_kUmqpDu4Lilqp4WBiFjK5ZEtJVVX60RgOFTEq9z3YUnwsPSCUu1RcR1Asp375GpP8VDA1VWNxZ_20tSMxrGUzoZA3Gf-7unMOIQ7HjjEwr75SCBKVUh7v6JRvSe2rCwe_x2q6ErH9yV3S06tQVYYt/s320/20230812_103736.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Disputation Dais.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixufgHREJyljMA5FbKihq_lBOcQNcYammNmisWGgr-HzRTswIl99p6FPd-1YLkgx14HxeMD5c1Y8jZvlMP-8Lk_7Pr_ds1ol22q8iUpR287AZr7Ot-7Nqj0Rh_W-TUXeROcTGWjw6zXn01WDm3iEEBfrq7_QinC2Re7vLY7m2FKmx4t0JuJ6znaNR7b4HT/s4128/20230812_113409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixufgHREJyljMA5FbKihq_lBOcQNcYammNmisWGgr-HzRTswIl99p6FPd-1YLkgx14HxeMD5c1Y8jZvlMP-8Lk_7Pr_ds1ol22q8iUpR287AZr7Ot-7Nqj0Rh_W-TUXeROcTGWjw6zXn01WDm3iEEBfrq7_QinC2Re7vLY7m2FKmx4t0JuJ6znaNR7b4HT/s320/20230812_113409.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">With Katie Luther.</div><div><br /></div><div>After Lutherhaus was Melanchthonhaus. It was interesting, but not as good as Lutherhaus. Melanchthonhaus was better preserved, but Lutherhaus had better stuff in it.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9nBYYaLY_nfoLD75y6_Lyk5tH_j5ieR33QlBAcRCqNDT_Br44wiR1mKP55XHsDLC7Lm2AjpxT1FFBK97NIMASHmeqV6KAmkUEsD05-G-c-SeGKNHU8ySGcJ1dWHoY2EWGvqpRUi_wQQRkw4Q7arIu8aGWbYyQv9q7indgj0NXXTFWYjkbMMizsYmtdv8/s4128/20230812_125620.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9nBYYaLY_nfoLD75y6_Lyk5tH_j5ieR33QlBAcRCqNDT_Br44wiR1mKP55XHsDLC7Lm2AjpxT1FFBK97NIMASHmeqV6KAmkUEsD05-G-c-SeGKNHU8ySGcJ1dWHoY2EWGvqpRUi_wQQRkw4Q7arIu8aGWbYyQv9q7indgj0NXXTFWYjkbMMizsYmtdv8/s320/20230812_125620.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those two sites took us most of the morning. So then it was down the street to the Castle Church to climb the tower!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B8p7PKddtUSWL4vMf3sgPto0H8DeXOBXbaH9xVMibji4kk26GVi7tBNAxeCPpW_6tPYgAL5xY7t7mXbKMhsElvVk4NBtvPw2fb0ppgK7YXoQgPtIX6gRrjFMW0Tf0d-n-1djqGL6HqGE1VRw9Rw_TAaOcWYDkT4gTePDziMaOHphhm_AL1Gm7mEhXmH_/s1200/Resized_20230812_142457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4B8p7PKddtUSWL4vMf3sgPto0H8DeXOBXbaH9xVMibji4kk26GVi7tBNAxeCPpW_6tPYgAL5xY7t7mXbKMhsElvVk4NBtvPw2fb0ppgK7YXoQgPtIX6gRrjFMW0Tf0d-n-1djqGL6HqGE1VRw9Rw_TAaOcWYDkT4gTePDziMaOHphhm_AL1Gm7mEhXmH_/s320/Resized_20230812_142457.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Castle Church tower.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGyCnaek-gsyJ7_gTpZseAMePZYfZoErqKjP5p9p2t9nsZGOtLA7OufYPkiLg-noHOJmKx2zm5tNGTwxmpoQ5GR4ejiXY2Q7vpR-kullWc9Pde4KlnMdzG7b_xwcFMnlO_hueZ8mlbXiPOlwKeooYlt70FWX2Df8fU-Q8L5KC1iu_S1whq08BeXRkGm5E/s1200/Resized_20230812_140152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGyCnaek-gsyJ7_gTpZseAMePZYfZoErqKjP5p9p2t9nsZGOtLA7OufYPkiLg-noHOJmKx2zm5tNGTwxmpoQ5GR4ejiXY2Q7vpR-kullWc9Pde4KlnMdzG7b_xwcFMnlO_hueZ8mlbXiPOlwKeooYlt70FWX2Df8fU-Q8L5KC1iu_S1whq08BeXRkGm5E/s320/Resized_20230812_140152.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part way up . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpBg7M6dIIN7D54OaQekDx9N5ffNVR2rc46UjPSg9NTKIitJ0HHCcmB1caU5I5WjXrtPtYvvi693UNSI8jCE0CxbB1bDPk3hAUT75XiFnk4MCUf8zzHhNSOqZcvCZlRQgTHiODj0rwBVY702T3XDiVa3EoyinfMqzBU-6T0Q9itGN5YVWQ5F5fjSKq8vM/s1200/Resized_20230812_141029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpBg7M6dIIN7D54OaQekDx9N5ffNVR2rc46UjPSg9NTKIitJ0HHCcmB1caU5I5WjXrtPtYvvi693UNSI8jCE0CxbB1bDPk3hAUT75XiFnk4MCUf8zzHhNSOqZcvCZlRQgTHiODj0rwBVY702T3XDiVa3EoyinfMqzBU-6T0Q9itGN5YVWQ5F5fjSKq8vM/s320/Resized_20230812_141029.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The view from the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hdWRueB7DJ-cbmeu2wSPzG2PwBLFtmaZBMl7Zlj4L5K5ZEseuCuWBA49kXIamWjdzzgWMRzYEA8kbjDtgtmv7RK-H5G8DEd901bhcdmb0qa-ztAF2WXvzV4fWy86AuqOZU7sQ9-sfBdNIS8-v9J7re_44skSBcp7EvfOrIiFxbYYCt-SUErq1cPVdtWR/s2576/20230812_140511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8hdWRueB7DJ-cbmeu2wSPzG2PwBLFtmaZBMl7Zlj4L5K5ZEseuCuWBA49kXIamWjdzzgWMRzYEA8kbjDtgtmv7RK-H5G8DEd901bhcdmb0qa-ztAF2WXvzV4fWy86AuqOZU7sQ9-sfBdNIS8-v9J7re_44skSBcp7EvfOrIiFxbYYCt-SUErq1cPVdtWR/s320/20230812_140511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bells in the tower.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next we went in to check out the Castle Church. It is no longer called that, actually. When it was repaired and restored after bombings, war, and destruction, they renamed it “The Memorial Church of the Lutheran Reformation.” Lots of statues of reformers now grace its pillars . . . </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRN-rcrzOOUqaMpZgWevt6dgk5OflUjzSKmK-zI97L8CweQ3PwySqwBD8XRm9r9WWc0C70np96gcbQAxkXcWhlsDviAthzLSep0wKHG_xW-zERXXtZkEhWAour37aNLFgtLnT3L1OGYvTyHs01RNovL8cv8k_VC9SuFQ9rAnjclPc6zBbSN2dj252Y84L/s1200/Resized_20230812_132335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRN-rcrzOOUqaMpZgWevt6dgk5OflUjzSKmK-zI97L8CweQ3PwySqwBD8XRm9r9WWc0C70np96gcbQAxkXcWhlsDviAthzLSep0wKHG_xW-zERXXtZkEhWAour37aNLFgtLnT3L1OGYvTyHs01RNovL8cv8k_VC9SuFQ9rAnjclPc6zBbSN2dj252Y84L/s320/Resized_20230812_132335.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Amsdorf</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8js4ZQOhvS-pDfG_v33j7jekmrLB069NvLANVsumidQQAEkwr1n34F9g6HNDe23R-8fZwGT-jDbcaOMLEUJTB7Ty0FLGSg7oj_kq8gHplAspvEoBqJTylCI_KwHhIlmPyNrVMHI8Zs59X3Ol72mTmyFxPOE8kcSeo-C4i-RvJdZ2NtpkYCIwGPqSG4lrG/s4128/20230812_133158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8js4ZQOhvS-pDfG_v33j7jekmrLB069NvLANVsumidQQAEkwr1n34F9g6HNDe23R-8fZwGT-jDbcaOMLEUJTB7Ty0FLGSg7oj_kq8gHplAspvEoBqJTylCI_KwHhIlmPyNrVMHI8Zs59X3Ol72mTmyFxPOE8kcSeo-C4i-RvJdZ2NtpkYCIwGPqSG4lrG/s320/20230812_133158.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cruciger</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then if was off to see St. Mary’s Church, where Luther did much of his preaching. After the Castle Church, it is the next tallest structure in the town.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAfdIpRAAFsh75_C19Gng0e2iQT8SlLGe6GzMRvZnMO01ijtjaT0zSEOiEw1nETOkax-MzwQqJ2h3HKaWft-pFYCN96mVRcZyNI5lhFzpQrs_e3J8rZEzQ2Wr1mDnEEHtntE4YarWYc6bo-BWCtbK8UNdR1Os6jse8HjK-AWjHiyLNy7IwuosCekhyeUx/s1200/Resized_20230812_155127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAfdIpRAAFsh75_C19Gng0e2iQT8SlLGe6GzMRvZnMO01ijtjaT0zSEOiEw1nETOkax-MzwQqJ2h3HKaWft-pFYCN96mVRcZyNI5lhFzpQrs_e3J8rZEzQ2Wr1mDnEEHtntE4YarWYc6bo-BWCtbK8UNdR1Os6jse8HjK-AWjHiyLNy7IwuosCekhyeUx/s320/Resized_20230812_155127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Outside the church.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i-iqCZ_uqpAsMB4BTC-wZWtOjzk157acEz1jOM3M-_TA4Jssy5iZUSsux4D7yVS8O3dcvRseliBMhOs63eVgTRIxINeZtho4-vnMZ5TuaMXF8yu_7bBs5UPcyt6Ef3_EhnSJzUfhxMzQ4kqzsJ7ZXCbjn6GHDh4v0WDIC_GQpZPQFi2vLTN6CAebYF6A/s2576/20230812_150250.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i-iqCZ_uqpAsMB4BTC-wZWtOjzk157acEz1jOM3M-_TA4Jssy5iZUSsux4D7yVS8O3dcvRseliBMhOs63eVgTRIxINeZtho4-vnMZ5TuaMXF8yu_7bBs5UPcyt6Ef3_EhnSJzUfhxMzQ4kqzsJ7ZXCbjn6GHDh4v0WDIC_GQpZPQFi2vLTN6CAebYF6A/s320/20230812_150250.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the BACK of the tryptich on the altar! The front is pretty famous, but I had never seen the back before. It has Jesus rising from the dead in the middle, flanked by Abraham ready to slay Isaac and Moses pointing the the bronze serpent on the pole in the wilderness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right next to St. Mary’s is the Old Latin School, the LCMS presence in Wittenberg. This is where we will attend church on Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-ezHAXsgFhJh9Od2br8d1y2-M0vyG6CPtPElL2JIjdNOY_lhdDOgElC8_RU7l_zyXLJQA3XCMVBBnovQsru8faLQzKJn-vEElJrriBW_gl3EXajHzPDeByHP921j8rM8d3fkhrnE39oZLV_FNfCBs9tZRi4kYwdli2PDbNuhcroeUp0A7E0vrS9VG-Jo/s2608/20230812_164313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1956" data-original-width="2608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx-ezHAXsgFhJh9Od2br8d1y2-M0vyG6CPtPElL2JIjdNOY_lhdDOgElC8_RU7l_zyXLJQA3XCMVBBnovQsru8faLQzKJn-vEElJrriBW_gl3EXajHzPDeByHP921j8rM8d3fkhrnE39oZLV_FNfCBs9tZRi4kYwdli2PDbNuhcroeUp0A7E0vrS9VG-Jo/s320/20230812_164313.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aUN54QsnjGyjOLNdbw5arZ_jox9Uy9NQ5XNqb2pD7JT7FIlsPos0ECTXpqv2s24KRvvon9BSHJ8JlWcOi6tKTspt1BuawhACdSVaNcDhjYbMibVGpUC30fEBPpVSSDXgSycCiqkqQBZBUA-1x58LQHq7bJ_U8b5G60oYEH1wwzRGuDBY6CcNVu1hSF2R/s4128/20230812_160635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="4128" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aUN54QsnjGyjOLNdbw5arZ_jox9Uy9NQ5XNqb2pD7JT7FIlsPos0ECTXpqv2s24KRvvon9BSHJ8JlWcOi6tKTspt1BuawhACdSVaNcDhjYbMibVGpUC30fEBPpVSSDXgSycCiqkqQBZBUA-1x58LQHq7bJ_U8b5G60oYEH1wwzRGuDBY6CcNVu1hSF2R/s320/20230812_160635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, here’s the Luther statue in the town square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cm3JKny3Ulnb8RCty7F-cdfqnKsu5DN38NMWc4xNghlgBfQG14qh65djJGXvSnIQx_POAgspLMpX24aFdSqUzYOTho5PHtm8tGjOtxmvewkld7jFnnPWXGqrUbb08tdK1LwMh2_Pk0Zt48BYHgnRMxEAJC8qWY7XoCD7NY0NhY9YCZDn2-ztfal-4SgG/s1200/Resized_20230812_130712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cm3JKny3Ulnb8RCty7F-cdfqnKsu5DN38NMWc4xNghlgBfQG14qh65djJGXvSnIQx_POAgspLMpX24aFdSqUzYOTho5PHtm8tGjOtxmvewkld7jFnnPWXGqrUbb08tdK1LwMh2_Pk0Zt48BYHgnRMxEAJC8qWY7XoCD7NY0NhY9YCZDn2-ztfal-4SgG/s320/Resized_20230812_130712.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next, Wittenberg at night . . .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pastor Peasanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13230028305397510765noreply@blogger.com0