Monthly Archives: October 2025

Ever hear of Peter Beskendorf? He was Martin Luther’s barber. Evidently Master Peter, as he was called, was well-known and respected in good old Wittenberg. He asked Luther for a simple way to pray for an ordinary person. Luther replied … Continue reading →

I had been reading Trevor Noah’s autobiographical essays entitled Born A Crime.  Noah, a South African comedian, was born five years before the end of the practice of apartheid.  At the time of his birth, it was a crime, punishable … Continue reading →