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  • THEOLOGY STUDIES – INTERNS AND STUDENTS 2025

    Published On: 31/01/20251.8 min read

    Lutheran Identity The Interns Hermann Düvel – he has nearly completed the whole training (7 years) and is preparing to do [...]

  • Reflection on the watchword for 2025

    Published On: 30/01/20250.9 min read

    REFLECTION ON THE WATCHWORD FOR 2025 Bishop Gilbert Filter's 2025 Reflection   I wish you a blessed year 2025. Test everything; hold on to [...]

  • An attempted self-portrait by Felix Meylahn

    Published On: 30/01/20251.9 min read

    An attempted self-portrait by Felix Meylahn January 2025 In which I ask myself the following questions: Who am I? Where do I come from? Why [...]

  • How to become a theologian – Prayer, Meditation and Spiritual Trial

    Published On: 30/01/20252.3 min read

    How to become a theologian – Prayer, Meditation and Spiritual Trial January 2025 The above question and description of an answer [...]

  • Youth Hang-Out

    Published On: 30/01/20251.8 min read

    Youth Hang-Out January 2025 What started as a small group of Confirmands hanging out has grown into the place to be for teens aged [...]

  • The Gift of Christmas – Reflection

    Published On: 19/12/20241.5 min read

    THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS Bishop Gilbert Filter's December Reflection Some years ago I received this as a gift. It reminds me, that when God came as a [...]

  • How Christmas customs were changed by Martin Luther

    Published On: 19/12/20242.4 min read

    How Christmas customs were changed by Martin Luther by Pastor Anja Spike When on the eve of Christmas, the expectant children go to church [...]

  • A Message from the Angel Gabriel: The Joy of Carols at St. Andrew’s

    Published On: 19/12/20242.1 min read

    A Message from the Angel Gabriel: The Joy of Carols at St. Andrew’s by Pastor Hans-Peter von Fintel Greetings, beloved ones! I am Gabriel, [...]

  • Spreading Hope on the Cape Flats

    Published On: 19/12/20241.9 min read

    Spreading Hope on the Cape Flats December 2024 In early December 2024, I hosted the first Hope on the Cape Flats pro-gram, inspired by [...]

  • Ripple some Love

    Published On: 19/12/20241.2 min read

    Ripple some Love December 2024 DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE SHEET This season is often described as “the most wonderful time of the year,” yet for many, [...]