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So the Vikings just barely lost to the Denver Broncos. That is very unfortunate.
20/11/2023

So the Vikings just barely lost to the Denver Broncos. That is very unfortunate.

Tough loss tonight.

20/11/2023

🍷Is it too early for Glühwein? Probably depends a little on the weather. Since this is warm spiced wine, it tastes better when it's colder.
🍷Glühwein (lit. glow wine) is a favorite on Christmas markets but you can also make it at home. Or buy it if you can find it at your local liquor store.
🍷Spiced wine is not exactly a new thing, the ancient Romans used to spice up their wine to make it more enjoyable or drinkable. The sugar helped make the wine last longer. In Middle Ages, Gewürzwein (herb wine) became somewhat of a status symbol because only the wealthy could afford spices.
🍷And heating up wine is also not new. I mean why wouldn't you heat up a drink if it's cold outside?
🍷The heated spiced wine was recorded in Middle Germany for the first time in Saxony in 1843, though the Swedes also have recipes for mulled wine from that time; they call it Glögg. Glögg, btw, is sweeter than Glühwein, has a higher alcohol content, and contains almonds and raisins.
🍷The Glühwein as we know it today dates to 1956. Rudolf Kunzmann produced wine with sugar and spices and sold it. According to the wine law at the time adding sugar to wine was forbidden, so he was fined. Obviously and fortunately, the law was changed, and we can all enjoy a nice Glühwein at the Christmas market or at home.
🍷I suggest using dry red wine and not the most expensive one either. It depends on your taste how much sugar, oranges, and spices you want to use. This recipe is not written in stone. If you've never had mulled wine, omit the rum at first. Hot alcohol can hit you really fast.
🍷If you prefer an older recipe, like 2000 years old from the Roman Apicius called "conditum paradoxum" (exquisite herb wine), mix 5 liters of red wine with 1 liter of honey, add 30 star anises, cinnamon sticks, bay, coriander, cloves, and thyme.

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Congratulations!
18/11/2023

Congratulations!

Join us in celebrating our Ally 🇱🇻 on their !

18/11/2023
18/11/2023
17/11/2023

Interesting

17/11/2023

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17/11/2023

Yes, this story resurfaced in 2020 however this year 2023 the Chinese leader has recently visited US state of California.

I never heard that interpretation.😀
14/11/2023

I never heard that interpretation.😀

Congratulations! ✝️🇺🇸
12/11/2023

Congratulations! ✝️🇺🇸

Today we mark St. Martin of Tours Day – Nov. 11. Traditionally the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod uses this day to announce the St. Martin of Tours Medal awards for the next year. Congratulations to LCMS Navy Chaplain Carl Muehler who will receive the St. Martin of Tours award for 2024.

Here is some Background:

The Bronze St. Martin of Tours Award

An award in the name of St. Martin of Tours is particularly appropriate for Lutheran chaplains. As a young man, Martin of Tours, who was born in 315 AD, served as an officer in the Roman Army. According to tradition, one day he encountered a poor beggar shivering from the cold. Martin drew his sword, cut his military cape in two and covered the beggar with one half. That night, according to the tradition, Christ appeared to Martin in a dream, wearing the half of the cape he had given to the beggar. The vision led to Martin’s conversion and baptism.

Martin eventually became a cleric, founded a monastery and, over the years, his piety and devotion to Christ became so well known that he was installed as the Bishop of Tours, France, by popular demand. Following his death, the remaining half of Martin’s cape became an object of veneration. French kings had the cape carried into battle and prepared a tent-like portable shrine for it. In Latin, the shrine was called a “capella.” The priest who was given responsibility for the “capa” and the “capella” was called the “capellanus.” It is through the derivation of these terms that we now have the English words for “chapel” and “chaplain.” Consequently, since Medieval days, Martin of Tours has been identified with those who serve as military chaplains.

For Lutheran chaplains, however, Martin of Tours has an additional, significant connection. On November 10, 1483, Hans and Margarethe Luther, of Eisleben, Germany, welcomed the birth of a new baby boy. Following the custom of the times, they had their infant baptized the following day. Since November 11 was the date the Christian Church traditionally remembered and honored St. Martin of Tours, the baby was named Martin Luther.

It is most appropriate, therefore, to give tribute to Lutheran pastors who have given so many years of dedicated service to military personnel with an award whose name recalls these two historic defenders of the Christian faith.

12/11/2023

Martin of Tours is commemorated on this day. He was born in approximately 316 A.D. in what is now Hungary and was raised in a pagan family. After growing up in Italy, he became a Roman soldier and converted to Christianity as a young man. However, he felt called to the church life, left the military, and became a monk. He was eventually the bishop of Tours in western Gaul (now France). "He is remembered for his simple lifestyle and his determination to share the Gospel throughout rural Gaul." (903) He is Martin Luther's namesake, as Luther was baptized on his saint's day in 1483. Popular legend holds that as a young soldier, Martin of Tours cut his cloak in half to give to a beggar on a snowy night, thereby saving his life. Catholic children in Germany make Martin lanterns, which symbolize the light of the Gospel shining in the darkness, and process from churches or Catholic Kitas to a town square. They sing songs about St. Martin.

Let us pray: "Lord God of hosts, Your servant Martin the soldier embodied the spirit of sacrifice. He became a bishop in Your Church to defend the catholic faith. Give us grace to follow in his steps so that when our Lord returns we may be clothed with the baptismal garment of righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen."

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer” page 903.

Image: “San Martin y el mendigo” by El Greco. Public Domain.

11/11/2023

On this date in 1483 in Eisleben, Germany, Martin Luther was born! Luther inspired the reformation of the Christian church in the 16th century and we are thankful to God for him and his ministry! Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura!

09/11/2023

The Vikings next 5 games. 👀

08/11/2023
07/11/2023

7th November 1728 – James Cook, captain, navigator, and cartographer was born.

07/11/2023

I hope to see the Republican Party of Virginia increase the number of seats they hold.

Interesting.
06/11/2023

Interesting.

1st November 866- Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Boneless, the Viking army capture York.

06/11/2023
05/11/2023

Nisser ❤️😍 Vintage poster by Lars Carlsson

05/11/2023

A friendly reminder to turn your clocks back tonight for Daylight Savings!

03/11/2023

Jumping into the weekend

02/11/2023

“On October 31, 1517, an Augustinian monk posted ninety-five statements for discussion on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. Dr. Martin Luther hoped that posting his theses would bring about an academic debate regarding repentance, the sale of indulgences, and other matters of concern within the Roman Catholic Church. However, Rome eventually excommunicated Luther, judging him to be a heretic. Luther’s reforms, centered on the teaching that a believer is justified by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, sparked religious reforms not only in the German states but also in many European countries.” In 1667, Elector John George II of Saxony standardized the custom of observing Luther’s posting of the ninety-five theses on October 31 as Reformation Day.

Let us Pray: "Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your faithful people. Keep us steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and deliver us in ties of temptation, defend us against all enemies, and grant to Your Church Your saving peace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer.”

Image: “Luther’s 95 Theses” by Ferdinand Pauwels. Public Domain.

02/11/2023

Today is All Saints’ Day. “This feast is the most comprehensive of the days of commemoration, encompassing the entire scope of that great cloud of witnesses with which we are surrounded. It holds before the eyes of faith that great multitude which no man can number: all the saints of God in Christ–from every nation, race, culture, and language—who have come ‘out of the great tribulation…who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb’ (Revelation 7:9,14). As such, it sets before us the full height and depth and breadth and length of our dear Lord’s gracious salvation.” This day we remember all our loved ones who have gone before us into their eternal rest by our Savior’s side. “The purpose of this feast is to fix our eyes upon Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, that we might not grow weary or fainthearted (Hebrews 12:2-3).”

Let us Pray: "Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy communion, the mystical body of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Grant us so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living that, together with them, we may come to the unspeakable joys You have prepared for those who love You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.” Amen.

Prayer quoted from and description adapted from “Treasury of Daily Prayer”.

Image: “All Saints Day” by Fra Angelico. Public Domain.

31/10/2023
30/10/2023

Blessed Reformation Day (observed)! We confess that God is our Maker, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Hear Christ for you at kfuo.org!

Lutheran Service Book 656

1 A mighty fortress is our God,
A trusty shield and weapon;
He helps us free from ev'ry need
That hath us now o'ertaken.
The old evil foe
Now means deadly woe;
Deep guile and great might
Are his dread arms in fight;
On earth is not his equal.

2 With might of ours can naught be done,
Soon were our loss effected;
But for us fights the Valiant One,
Whom God Himself elected.
Ask ye, Who is this?
Jesus Christ it is,
Of Sabaoth Lord,
And there's none other God;
He holds the field forever.

3 Though devils all the world should fill,
All eager to devour us.
We tremble not, we fear no ill;
They shall not overpow'r us.
This world's prince may still
Scowl fierce as he will,
He can harm us none.
He's judged; the deed is done;
One little word can fell him.

4 The Word they still shall let remain
Nor any thanks have for it;
He's by our side upon the plain
With His good gifts and Spirit.
And take they our life,
Goods, fame, child, and wife,
Though these all be gone,
Our vict'ry has been won;
The Kingdom ours remaineth.

30/10/2023
29/10/2023

The Lion of Judah roars.

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