Jesus is not a false god, but the real God.
Jesus is not a false god, but the real God.
January 2012
Jesus is the “off-chance” cure for sinners.
Jesus is the “off-chance” cure for sinners.
Some clergymen were hard to convince.
Some clergymen were hard to convince.
Miracles do not create but support faith.
Miracles do not create but support faith.
Was He Joseph’s boy, or God’s Messiah?
Was He Joseph’s boy, or God’s Messiah?
Jesus worked Saturdays AND Sundays!
Jesus worked Saturdays AND Sundays!
How Do We “See” the New Year?
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1
When a young child’s mother leaves the room, and he cannot see, hear, or smell her – she’s gone! Then the crying begins.
We console the child,“Mama will be back!”
But the child wants proof! “Where’s my mother? I want to see her now!”
Things don’t change much as we grow older, do they? Oh, we may think we are more sophisticated and have matured—and in the things of this world perhaps we have, for time does gain us experience.
But when it comes to spiritual matters–to matters of faith–we don’t mature simply because time has passed since we first became Christians.
Either our faith is growing in the Word of God or it is dying without it.Read More »How Do We “See” the New Year?
A Christian Support System
A meditation presented by Chaplain Pastor Mark Gullerud to the West Central District Delegate Conference of the CLC, Grace Lutheran Church, Valentine, Nebraska (May 24, 2011)
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:1-4, ESVRead More »A Christian Support System
Great Joy
“And there was great joy in that city” Acts 8:8
“He went on his way rejoicing” Acts 8:39
What is it that makes Christians joyful?
Next to the joy of forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation in Jesus Christ, surely one of our greatest joys is to hear about or witness for ourselves the great joy that comes to others when they hear the good news of Jesus Christ: His life, death, and resurrection for the salvation of mankind.Read More »Great Joy
CLC Teachers’ Conference
Teacher Craig Owings, Immanuel Lutheran School, Mankato, Minnesota
Day One
Shaped to Serve was the theme of the 2011 CLC Teachers’ Conference, hosted by Faith Lutheran Church and School of Markesan, Wisconsin, from October 19-21 of this year.
The conference started with a devotion by Conference Chaplain Paul Tiefel III. The text was Isaiah 44:24, “Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, And He who formed you from the womb: ‘I am the Lord, Who makes all things, Who stretches out the heavens all alone, Who spreads abroad the earth by Myself. . . .’” Read More »CLC Teachers’ Conference