Today we worshiped in the church where Luther was baptized in Eisleben on St. Martin's Day 1483. He died here, too, in 1546.
Lunch was bratwurst and crepes outside, with a dessert of roasted almonds. We then went to Halle and visited the Francke Foundations.
We're now in Leipzig, going to dinner at Auerbach's Keller, a 480 year old restaurant where Faust ate in Goethe's play. Tomorrow we get to visit Bach's Thomaskirche and learn about the peaceful revolution of 1989.
My favorite thing about the trip overall has been a sense of how relevant the past is. There's always something to learn. We don't have to duplicate the past but it is inspiring to see how people like Francke took what they were given and adapted it to meet the needs of their time.
Salutations from Leipzig.
Lunch was bratwurst and crepes outside, with a dessert of roasted almonds. We then went to Halle and visited the Francke Foundations.
We're now in Leipzig, going to dinner at Auerbach's Keller, a 480 year old restaurant where Faust ate in Goethe's play. Tomorrow we get to visit Bach's Thomaskirche and learn about the peaceful revolution of 1989.
My favorite thing about the trip overall has been a sense of how relevant the past is. There's always something to learn. We don't have to duplicate the past but it is inspiring to see how people like Francke took what they were given and adapted it to meet the needs of their time.
Salutations from Leipzig.