Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther speaks of his son:

"2578. He took his infant son Martin on his lap, and said: Oh to think that God can put such a fine black-haired angel in such a piece of flesh from a stinking sack! It seems to me like taking a pancake and sticking an angel in it. But it is a real art to make a nose, mouth, hands and feet out of a piece of flesh in a mother's womb." (p. 265)

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Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther advises pastors on caring for their flock:

"4001. Be shepherds of God's sheep, that means see well to it, not reluctantly but gladly, not selfishly but with an honest heart, and do not act like a tyrant over the flock you have been entrusted with." (p. 225)

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Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther comments on his love for Paul's letter to the Galatians:

"146. Galatians is my favorite epistle, the one in which I place all my trust. It is my Katie von Bora [his wife]..'" (p. 311)

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Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther comments on our lack of gratitude for God's Word:

"2853. The lack of appreciation for the Word is always the greatest horror, and it is no wonder that this lack of appreciation is the greatest aggravation for religious people, and that God has the same reaction as the religious..'" (p. 269)

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Off to Israel

Today I leave for a 12 day trip to Israel with 40 others from Grace College and Theological Seminary. While I am not sure if I will be able to post anything during my trip, I plan to do so when I return. My wife's parents have come to care for our sons so that my wife Kate can come along, which I am sure will make the trip even more special. If you think of it, please pray for my boys and their grandparents as they make due without us.

Mondays with Marty

In this week's installment from Off the Record with Martin Luther, Luther gives advice to young men seeking a wife:

"4857g. When a man is going to marry, he should not look to the father, but the character of the mother of the young girl. Why? Because, in general, beer has the aroma of the keg..'" (p. 59)

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