District delegate conference in preparation for the convention.) A MODEL CONFERENCE Although most CLC members will likely never attend a CLC Convention, we hope that interest in what happens there reaches deep into all of… (The following is an adaptation of the opening devotion at a Minnesota

From time to time network television puts on the air a public service announcement with the catchy phrase, “The more you know.” The commercial makes use of popular actors who promote the ideals of staying… ‘The More You Know’

Heavenly Father, because Jesus alone paid for all my sins, I am surely Your beloved child and confidently ask You: Please enable me to honor Your name by what I teach and how I live.… Helpful Thoughts When Making Personal Use Of The Lord’s Prayer

The word “orthodox” means “true teaching.” It is the opposite of “heterodox,” which means “other teaching,” that is, teaching other than that which God teaches. So the comparison is true-teaching versus false-teaching. It is used… WHY BE ORTHODOX?

Standing Fast In The Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Galatians 4:8-20 PRECIOUS MEMORIES “Oh, Pastor, I am getting so forgetful in my old age. I just can’t seem to remember… Studies In Galatians

* 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… SMORGASBORD

“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Joshua Chapters Six And Seven God’s Victory Over Jericho Perhaps most of you are familiar with the spiritual “Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho.” It has a rather… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

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… STUDIES ON “FELLOWSHIP” —

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Tares Do you know what “cheat” is? My grandfather told me about it. He homesteaded in northeastern North Dakota early in this century. Wheat was an important crop. “Cheat,” also known… Parables Of The Master

“The love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Romans 5:5). As the fiftieth day after Easter comes around again this year, there will… The Other Christmas