It’s a clear day up here in the Northwest. Within a few hours’ drive are dozens of beautiful mountains in the Cascade Range, which stretches from British Columbia right out through Washington State. They are… ONE HILL HOLDS LIFE

HUMBLE FATHERS “He’s the proud father of a new baby girl.” This is the sort of thing we often say of the father when a baby is born. And it is not a bad thing… A Father’s Day Meditation–

Psalm 134 “LORD, bless Your pastors and bless Your people” A Psalm of Instruction Psalm 134 Behold, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the… Last In a Series (from an essay by Thomas Schuetze) —

Not long ago, on one of the CLC e-mail forums, there was an exchange on the subject of what a Christian might say to another who is experiencing some great trial or testing of faith.… Editor’s note:

Come, Oh, Come, Thou Quickening Spirit A Pentecost Hymn #226 in The Lutheran Hymnal The Orders of Morning Service in The Lutheran Hymnal begin with this direction: “A hymn of invocation of the Holy Ghost… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

The Lost Son And The Elder Brother The parable of the prodigal or lost son is perhaps the most well-known and touching of Jesus’ many parables. It touches the heart of every mother and father… Parables Of The Master

(Adapted from a recent bulletin article of Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Paul Fleischer is pastor.) WHAT ABOUT THE ‘ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR’? Our local paper recently carried the story of the… SEEKING ANSWERS

Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? “CONSTITUTING CONVENTION AT WATERTOWN, SD AND SLEEPY EYE, MN “I. Convention at Watertown, South Dakota — August 9-12, 1960 “As an outgrowth and culmination of many meetings… Historical Markings

vignette (vin-yet’), n. 1. short literary essay; sketch vignettist (vin-yet’ist), n. a maker of vignettes, painter, photographer, or writer Dateline: Coloma, Michigan WALTER ‘BUD’ REINHARDT, VIGNETTIST Celebrating forty years of Faith congregation in Coloma, Michigan… Fortieth Anniversary Historical Vignettes