Giving Thanks in All Circumstances
Treyton Oak Towers2024-11-26T23:45:25-05:00A Thanksgiving Devotion from Treyton Oak Towers Chaplain Rev. Dr. Steve Cavanaugh German pastor Martin Rinkart served in the walled town of Eilenburg during the horrors of the Thirty Years War of 1618-1648. Eilenburg became an overcrowded refuge for the surrounding area. The fugitives suffered from epidemic and famine. At the beginning of 1637, the year of the Great Pestilence, there were four ministers in Eilenburg. But one abandoned his post for healthier areas and could not be persuaded to return. Pastor Rinkhart officiated at the funerals of the other two. As the only pastor left, he often conducted [...]

