The Gospel’s Effect In Our Lives The verb form (Greek) of the word Epiphany means to “show, make an appearance, reveal.” We already have had an epiphany of sorts at the New Year. What did… An Epiphany Devotion–

Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand A Hymn for the New Year #119 in The Lutheran Hymnal Awareness of God’s help in the past enables us to enter a new year with confidence. From… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

Psalm 130 “LORD, lift me up from the depths.” A Prayer Psalm Psalm 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD; Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to… Tenth In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)

Fourth in a Series– WHO IS A JEW? Some Answers Some Jews–within the Orthodox group–do not recognize other Jews as genuine Jews. Other Jews recognize all offspring of Jewish mothers as Jews. All Jews believe… Biblical Perspectives On The End Times

THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION — FORTY YEARS The delegates at the CLC’s synod convention 2000 will be taking special note of the fact that the synod they represent has reached the age of… From the Editor —

* ‘THE AGE OF CHANGE’ Here is how one Protestant writer summed up changes for which, he says, the 20th century–‘The Age Of Change’–will be known in church history. It will be known as an… SMORGASBORD

Meet our 1999 ILC Teacher Graduates In May 1999 the following teachers graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College’s teaching program. They are now serving in their first calls into the public ministry. Teresa Nelson is teaching… In our CLC Classrooms–

“With the many dollars that are spent these days for presents, decorations, etc., would the modern-day family feel like it was celebrating Christmas if it had only the meager earthly supplies of the old-fashioned Christmas?… AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS

“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding on a donkey, a colt, the foal of… ‘The King is coming!’

“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14).… Delivered From Darkness