“But where can wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding? Man does not know its value, Nor is it found in the land of the living.” (Job 28:12) On an ordinary Wednesday morning, a young mother prayed for the German government with this passage on her heart. She said, “sometimes we just„The Search for Wisdom“ weiterlesen
Schlagwort-Archive:Augsburg
Praying for your Enemies. For real. During a War.
I began writing this entry on the anniversary of the Russo-Urkainian War´s beginning. For some context: Over the last year, we have been regularly praying for both countries and providing what relief we could in both the Gebetshaus and Koinonia. With that in mind: If you are a Generation Xer in the west, you grew„Praying for your Enemies. For real. During a War.“ weiterlesen
„On angynne aerst waes word“- welcome to 2023
How was your Christmas? Ours was rather exhausting, really, with Felicia´s school orchestra and choir performing Bach´s Christmas Oratorium (one version of which- not by her school- you can listen to here) and the two of us being occupied with writing and translating right up to the night of the 23rd. Oh, and when we„„On angynne aerst waes word“- welcome to 2023″ weiterlesen
Autumn 22: The Austrian Border, Mushrooms, Ministry Updates
The fall is well advanced, I know, nevertheless what follows is an autumnal update on our activities here in Augsburg, starting with here at Koinonia. You see, we of the Koinonia ecumenical community have a “Gemeinschaftswochenende” , “community weekend” once a year, a retreat that has brought us all to various Christian retreat locations over„Autumn 22: The Austrian Border, Mushrooms, Ministry Updates“ weiterlesen
An Anxious Autumn Reminder: This World is Not Your Home
We’ve been back in the Federal Republic now for most of a month, and the anxious mood of the country seems to have gotten worse. Before the headlines here were taken over by news of Queen Elizabeth’s death and of the startling Ukrainian successes in the Russo-Ukrainian war (update as of September 12th, here), the„An Anxious Autumn Reminder: This World is Not Your Home“ weiterlesen
Against the Spirit of Angst
Angst is one of those lovely German words that has made it into the English LexiCon. Like FLAK, Weltschmerz, EKG, Schadenfreude and Bratwurst. It is generally translated as „fear“ or „anxiety“, but in my not at all humble opinion as professional translator and holder of a Doctorate in Germanic Languages and Literatures, it would be„Against the Spirit of Angst“ weiterlesen
Helping Ukrainians in Augsburg
The initial shock of Russia’s attack on Ukraine was still very fresh here when Germans churches, along with Christian charitable institutions both Catholic and Protestant, organised to provide what humanitarian aid they could send themselves to the people fleeing the war and being housed in temporary shelter in western Ukraine and Poland. Here in Augsburg,„Helping Ukrainians in Augsburg“ weiterlesen
The Sharp Sword of Suffering
How to describe suffering—other people’s, I mean. I am just back from a shopping expedition for emergency food that my family would never eat. Everything must be pre-packaged and ready to eat. German sausages in cans, black rye bread that can also be used for paving streets, bizarre Christmas cookies that won’t go bad until„The Sharp Sword of Suffering“ weiterlesen
“Do a blog entry about supernatural healing and rationality.”
That was the note that I wrote myself a few days ago, though work and the quotidian plethora of social responsibilities has kept me from being able to put thoughts into pixels in this matter. To put a blunt point on it, I will here address a question beloved both by skeptics who mistake philosophical„“Do a blog entry about supernatural healing and rationality.”“ weiterlesen
From Francke’s Orphan City to Augsburg’s Christian Kindergarten
Looking at the world through a child’s eyes „Kindergarten“ is of course, a German word, and many know that the institution started here. But did you how and why? Here’s an essay from Susan exploring the origins of the familiar form of early childhood education. At the “Little Friends” kindergarten in Augsburg stand rows and„From Francke’s Orphan City to Augsburg’s Christian Kindergarten“ weiterlesen
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