We are in the midst of the presidential primaries. There is a whole lot of boasting going on. How can one be a politician without boasting of his own qualifications? By contrast, how can we… TRUE CHRISTIANS OR AVERAGE POLITICIANS?
* HISTORICAL VIGNETTES This synod anniversary year we are running monthly “Historical Markings”–quotes from essays recounting the CLC’s origins. The good suggestion has come to ‘give it a lighter side’ too. So an invitation has… SMORGASBORD
‘Jesus Christ Is the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever’ was the theme of the 1999 CLC Teachers Conference which was hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church of Mankato, Minnesota from October 13-15. Fifty-four teachers from twelve… CLC TEACHERS CONFERENCE — 1999
vignette (vin-yet’), n. 1. short literary essay; sketch vignettist (vin-yet’ist), n. a maker of vignettes, painter, photographer, or writer Vignette #1 — Dateline: Eau Claire, Wisconsin PROFESSOR CLIFFORD KUEHNE, VIGNETTIST It is well known that… Fortieth Anniversary Historical Vignettes
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? ” . . . In order to understand the reason for the formation of such a church body as the CLC and in order to be taking… Historical Markings
Sharing the Gospel in Ohio Pastor Mark Bernthal, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Saginaw, Mich. sent along the story below pertaining to the TVBS held in Bedford (suburb of Cleveland), Ohio last August 9-11 (9:00 a.m. to… TRAVELING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (TVBS)–
Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference February 22-24, 2000 St. Stephen Lutheran Church Hayward, Calif. Agenda: 1. Encouragement for Discouraged Pastors — Pastor Rollin A. Reim 2. May We Agree in Principle, but Disagree in Application? –… Announcements
The Mount of Transfiguration (You may first wish to read Matthew 17:1-9) We have a little fellow at our house who daily does his impersonation of the Eveready Bunny. Four years old and just a… To Keep Us Going —
“Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed; and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost” (1… Chapel Talk (see endnote)–
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 3:1-14 WE’VE GOT A SECRET Secret societies were already popular in the Apostle’s time. Today there are still numerous lodge-like organizations that claim they have certain… Studies in Ephesians
