Savior Or Slogan?
The beginnings of the new professional football season are underway. Soon enough, fans across the world will excitedly greet the much anticipated TV commercials of Super Bowl Sunday. Each company will spend millions of dollars…
TWO SIDES OF GOD
Bible passages that describe the love of God or the grace of God are the most comforting statements one could hope to find in the Word of God. Consider as an example: “We have known…
God’s Angels Defend, Guard, And Protect
One of these days a new computer icon will replace the Help resource; with a flutter of cyber wings this electronic genie will encourage the keyboard novice to at least give Angel a try. Television…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Numbers Chapters Twenty-two Through Twenty-four A False Prophet And His Donkey In this interesting Old Testament account from the book of Numbers we are introduced to Balaam and…
Reformation Vignettes
4. LUTHER AS HYMNIST “Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise in the congregation of the saints.” — Psalm 149:1 There is no question about it, Martin Luther is…
NOTE: This material was originally prepared for a tract at the request
of the Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference, October 1997. Part One appeared last month. “THE MILLENNIUM” –Let’s Enjoy It Now! (Part 2) What would this divinely controlled period (of the “millennium”) be? What would be its…
Leland L. Grams 1919 – 1997
Once a young pastor, discouraged by the burdens of the ministry, asked an older, more experienced fellow-pastor if he ever felt like quitting. Leland Grams replied, “No, except for every day!” There was a twinkle…
(The following article is by Cara MacDonald, writer for The Morning
Star newspaper of Vernon, British Columbia. It first appeared June 29, 1997. Used by permission. The picture is a recent family photo.) Building a New Church David Reim is the first pastor of the new…
CLC EXPLORATORY SERVICES
LOCATION PASTOR IN CHARGE LAY PERSON TO CONTACT ———————————————————————– Arizona, Gold Canyon Warren Fanning Gerald Gehling 602-983-8518 602-983-9052 California, Stockton Michael Sprengeler 510-886-3252 Colorado, Colorado Springs Delwyn Maas Chuck Seelye 303-278-7216 or 719-685-5848 800-777-4316 (statewide,Peter…
SMORGASBORD
* YOUR TV, A THREAT TO FAITH —(From a Sunday bulletin this fall at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Okabena, Minn.; Vance Fossum is pastor) It is becoming a fairly regular happening: as the new TV…