A Lesson from Peter the Barber

A Lesson from Peter the Barber

An excellent article by Dr. Carl Trueman on life lessons from Martin Luther’s pastoral care and his treatise on prayer.

“To anyone familiar with late medieval piety and, indeed, with Reformation practice, it is clear what Luther is doing. Medieval catechetical instruction was structured by the elements of the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. Luther’s answer to the heart grown cold is well-established and catechetical: return to the basics of the faith, and remind yourself of those. It is also rooted in the idea that prayer is not simply a spontaneous, emotional response to God; rather, it is an essential, imperative part of the Christian’s walk.”