SAVED BY A CHILD On a personal level it is not easy. As we still are flesh and blood we daily are contending against ourselves as it were. The war between the old man and… A Christmas message from our CLC President —

* LETTERS AND THE BIBLE READING GUIDE While the Spokesman does not have a “Letters to the Editor” column as such, rest assured that the editor does at times receive letters. Some of these letters… SMORGASBORD

Dear children, come and sing with me Of Bethlehem and King’s decree, And Joseph up from Galilee With Mary mild. When Caesar, king of high degree, Did move the world with one decree, There came… Come Sing With Me

3. LUTHER AS TEACHER “From childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus” — 2 Timothy 3:15. Martin Luther was… Reformation Vignettes

“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Exodus Chapters Thirty-two Through Forty and Numbers Chapters Six Through Twenty-one Idolatry And Rebellion: 40 Years Of Mercy “How could they have been so foolish!” I don’t know… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

The Angels #1 Biblical Characteristics Of Angels Have you noticed the recent interest in angels? There have been magazine articles, books, and a popular television series. We also see the fertile imagination of the writers… As Revealed By Scripture–

November 1997 Issue In last month’s issue, p. 6, the full text of the hymn stanza by Gerhardt Mueller for the Second Sunday in Advent reads: Behold, Daughter of Zion, Salvation now draws near; The… Announcements

Thanksgiving is the day when we wonder if we’ll have enough. We bought a 20 pound turkey. Will it be enough to feed everyone? We plan on mashing a dozen potatoes, but what if that’s… MORE THAN ENOUGH!

Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” — Philippians 3:20. Jesus’ Advent Exceeds All Expectations! What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen? Hollywood producers would like to make you think it’s the one opening soon in a… “Our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the

The introits for Advent (The Lutheran Hymnal, pp. 54-55) have been written into poetic form by Gerhardt Mueller of Luther Memorial Church, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The hymn stanzas are written to be sung with… ADVENT INTROITS