* PROMISE KEEPERS UPDATE Last month on these pages we ran Pastor Bruce Naumann’s helpful and informative article on the Promise Keepers. The article pointed out that the movement is a “mixture of worthy goals and anti-biblical teaching” and, because of the latter, conscientious Christians will want to “steer clear” of it. We are aware… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

The President of the CLC has recently approved our request to help both couples in the CLC as well as unmarried mothers or fathers in the CLC who are considering adoption for their child. Ross and Lynette Roehl would collect profiles of couples in the CLC who wish to adopt a child. We will keep… Read More »HAVE YOU CONSIDERED ADOPTION? Read More

Q: What are AAL and LB? A: Aid Association for Lutherans and Lutheran Brotherhood are “fraternal benefit societies.” They sell insurance policies to their members on a non-profit basis. They do generate income, but instead of paying dividends to shareholders, they use the money for social and religious causes among Lutheran churches. Q: Who can… Read More »Questions And Answers About Fraternal Lutheran Insurance Read More

* GETTING EXCITED ABOUT A SYNOD CONVENTION (?!) Synodical conventions are often seen as anything but exciting and electrifying. How does one get excited anyhow about sitting in meetings in hot and humid weather to wee hours of the night discussing doctrinal matters, ‘hammering out’ budgets and programs . . .? “Try it, you’ll like… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

Part One: The Vertical And Horizontal Of Fellowship The word “koinonia” is found in noun form in the New Testament some 19 times. It is variously translated as fellowship, communion, partnership, participation, share, contribution, taking part in (all RSV translations except for “communion”). We take up our study of this word to better know how… Read More »STUDIES ON “FELLOWSHIP” — Read More

Change Of Address Ascension Lutheran Church Pastor Paul Naumann 3315 46th Street E. Tacoma, WA 98443 Phone (253) 922-8736 Installation In accord with our usage and order, Daniel Fleischer, who was called by Resurrection congregation of Corpus Christi, Texas to be its pastor was installed on May 3, 1998. Pastor Joel Fleischer did the installing,… Read More »ANNOUNCEMENTS Read More

* NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT WEEK (The following comments are adapted from the weekly bulletin of Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minn. Paul Fleischer is pastor) This last week (March 8-14, 1998) you perhaps noticed that there were ads in the paper promoting the Girl Scouts. One ad we saw says little which, on the face… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

Installations In accord with our usage and order, Paul Larsen, who was called by the Church of the Lutheran Confession congregation at North Port, Florida to be its pastor, was installed on May 10, 1998. — Pastor John Schierenbeck Change Of Address Rev. John & Janelle Hein 4601 E. Madison St. Sioux Falls, SD 57110-5701… Read More »ANNOUNCEMENTS Read More

Prof. Joseph Lau (Convention Chronicles) and Pastor James Albrecht (CLC Secretary). The Fellowship Of Kindred Minds INSTRUCTION AND INSPIRATION The tone of the 1998 CLC Convention was set by the devotions and the essays. Which is to say, the tone for the convention was set by Scripture itself as, throughout the week, pastors and lay-delegates… Read More »Report on the 1998 Convention — by Pastor Joel Fleischer, with thanks to Read More

(*Elected or re-elected at this Convention) CLC Officers President: The Rev. Daniel Fleischer* V.President: The Rev. Elton Hallauer* Secretary: The Rev. James Albrecht* Moderator: Prof. Ronald Roehl* Board of Missions Mr. Peter Krafft (2000) Pastor Michael Eichstadt (2000) Pastor Bruce Naumann (2002)* Mr. Jack Mayhew (2002)* Board of Regents The Rev. Mark Bernthal (2000) Mr.… Read More »ELECTIONS Read More

*OLD NEWS–BUT STILL GOOD NEWS (Paul R. Koch, taken from the Messiah, Eau Claire newsletter, the Messenger, Christmas issue, 1997) We suffer no shortage of access to news in our society–by papers, magazines, television, and now the Internet. There are plenty of titillating headlines this time of year, what with dirty politics, rumors of genocide,… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

(Note: The following letter was written to the editor of the Austin {Minn.} Daily Herald, July 15, 1998 by the Rev. Stephen Kurtzahn; it was a response to an article by a Roman Catholic priest titled “Christianity must be a force for unity and forgiveness,” which had previously appeared in the Austin paper. — Ed.)… Read More »‘CHURCH UNITY IS AN ISSUE OF INTEGRITY’ Read More

Men don't believe in a Devil now, as their fathers used to do. They've forced the door of the broadest creed, To let "His Majesty" through. There isn't a print of his cloven hoof, or a fiery dart from his bow To be found in earth or air today, for the "wise" have voted so.… Read More »THE DEVIL YOU SAY! Read More

* RE: MONUMENTS TO LUTHER For the picture on this month’s cover, as well as for others appearing in this issue direct from “Lutherland,” thanks goes to CLC President Daniel Fleischer. These photographs were taken last spring when CLC representatives made a synodically-sponsored visitation trip to Germany and France. Those who have been there know… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

Meet: Ann Libby Ann Libby is presently the 5th and 6th grade teacher at Messiah Lutheran School in Eau CLaire, Wisconsin. Ann graduated from Immanuel Lutheran High School in 1978 and from the University of Washington in 1983. Prior to teaching at Messiah, Ann taught for two years at Gethsemane Lutheran in Spokane, and worked… Read More »In Our CLC Classrooms — Read More

Break forth, O beauteous heav'nly Light, And usher in the morning; Ye shepherds, shrink not with affright, But hear the angel's warning. This Child, now weak in infancy, Our confidence and joy shall be, The pow'r of Satan breaking, Our peace eternal making. --Stanza 7 of "Ermuntre dich, mein schwacher Geist." John Rist; used by… Read More »An Advent/Christmas Gradual Read More

For enabling our founding fathers to give up comfortable homes, schools, and churches for the sake of the true doctrine . . . We thank Thee, Lord. For giving our founding fathers secular work, shelter, and a place to worship with their flocks . . . We thank Thee, Lord. For granting them the two-fold… Read More »A SOLEMN LITANY Read More

At the request of the Spokesman, our four new pastors submitted biographical information about themselves. We thank them. George Dummann To a new pastor, his time may seem to be at more of a premium than when in school. Rather than being a student first and receiver of information, he is instead a dispenser of… Read More »Last Spring’s Seminary Graduates Read More

Bishop of souls, Lord Jesus Christ, Protect Thy flock, we pray, Lest into Satan's nets enticed, We perish by the way. Unto Thy blood-bought Church bestow A godly ministry, Intent Thy holy will to know, Obedient unto Thee. As stewards of Thy mysteries May they e'er faithful be To teach Thy Word's divine decrees In… Read More »Prayer For A Godly Ministry Read More

Installations In accord with our usage and order, Mark Gurath, who was called by Messiah Lutheran Church of Eau Claire, Wis. to serve as pastor at its preaching station in the greater LaCrosse area, was ordained and installed on September 27, 1998. Pastor Paul Tiefel preached the sermon. Assisting were Prof. Em. Paul Koch, Prof.… Read More »Announcements Read More