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Appointed to Sacrifice and Intercede

Written by Andrew Schaller
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: Studies in the New Testatment
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“So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.’ As He also says in another place: ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek’; who, in the days of His flesh, when He […] Read More

Iganga, Uganda

Written by Michael Gurath
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: Missions,Notes from the field
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“Thank you, Pastor. That was very encouraging!” remarked Daniel, concentrating on each word lest his stutter once again get the best of him. The Word of God, unsurprisingly, shows itself to transcend culture, geography, time, and circumstance. The text for that morning was taken from Habakkuk and the sermon was one preached several times before. […] Read More

Josiah, The Boy-King

Written by Mark Gullerud
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: Gems from the Old Testament,Old Testaments
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(II Kings 22-23; II Chronicles 34-35)  D own through the centuries, rulers of nations have had either a positive or negative influence on the subjects they govern. During the period of the Divided Kingdom in Israel, there were more ungodly kings that “did evil in the sight of the Lord” than God-fearing kings. Following the […] Read More

Opposite Sides of Different Coins

Written by David W. Bernthal
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: Devotions
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Our minds were designed by our Creator to work on the basis of logic. Researchers tell us that this is why optical illusions work on us. Our brains, in attempting to see patterns in chaos, will often fill in “missing” information allowing us to see things that aren’t actually present. We all like logic and […] Read More

Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran Church— Jamestown, North Dakota

Written by James Naumann
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: A Slice of Life in CLC
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“But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). In 1931 a layman, William Arndt, moved to Jamestown, North Dakota, with his family. Eight souls gathered in his home in August of that year to hear the Gospel preached by Rev. Eugene Hinderer, a Wisconsin […] Read More

Refreshingly Uncomplicated

Written by Richard Kanzenbach
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: Devotions,Lead Story,Opening Devotion
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I remember the summer I was a tour-bus driver in Glacier National Park. Drivers were taught park history, information, and geological features. It wasn’t any surprise to me that the “geological features” section was full of terms, time frames, and explanations from evolutionary geology. It got old in a hurry. How absolutely refreshing one evening, in […] Read More

Why Are There No Women Pastors (or Even Voters) in the CLC?

Written by Wayne Eichstadt
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: I'm Glad You Asked
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The beginning of the answer to this question is found in the creation of Adam and Eve. “The Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.’  . . . Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made […] Read More

Worship—With a Purpose

Written by Paul Krause
Post Date: August, 2015
Post Categories: Devotions
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I have held my fair share of gym memberships over the years—enough to realize the purpose behind all the machines that you find there. They aren’t there just to get your body into a wide variety of physical positions—sitting, standing, lying down, bending over. Their purpose is to exercise, and thereby strengthen, the various muscles of […] Read More