From the 25th Anniversary Booklet (1985)
"Reflections--Projections"
"Projection" Number Eleven of Twelve
THANKSGIVING
I. TO BE SHARED
II. KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH A LOT
"Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various Read More
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.” -- Psalm 100:4-5
I invite you to consider with me two common expressions with the word “thanks” in them, and to Read More
Studies in Second Timothy
(Please read 2 Timothy 1:1-7)
Since Christ's Ascension, millions of people have died for His sake, and thousands of people throughout the world become martyrs in His Name every year.
But it sure is easy to be a Christian in our land--even in our Lutheran congregations.
Is there Read More
Portraits of Christ from the Gospel of John
Chapter Twelve
Not many people in our world know what it is like to have someone as a king
Many countries, such as ours, have representative governments which “derive their just powers from the consent of the governed” (as Thomas Jefferson penned in the Read More
“Boys, don’t make me come up there!”
It happened very seldom, but that's how my father would warn us when my brother and I were making too much bedtime noise. It was all in good fun: giggling, harmless pillow fights, no bloody noses or anything—things kids will do on a sleepless night.
Neither were we very frightened, Read More
In the aftermath of the Reformation celebration, we append to this "Cross Purposes" feature a brief but timely commentary by Pastor Fleischer. -- Editor
“Pope John Paul II whipped himself with a belt, even on vacation, and slept on the floor as acts of penitence and to bring him Read More