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…
The following material was originally prepared for a tract at the
request the Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference, October 1997. For reasons of space we divide it into two parts. “THE MILLENNIUM” — Let’s Enjoy It Now! (Part I) Will we enter a golden age when the…
“Over 20 members of Calvary Lutheran Church, Marquette, Michigan
worked together almost around the clock–in the weeks before Pastor David Reim left for Vernon, British Columbia–to complete a large stained glass project that had been in planning for almost a year. The excitement built…
1997 CLC Teachers’ Conference
Our CLC teachers converged on Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota for the annual Teachers’ Conference at Berea Ev. Lutheran Church and School on October 15-17. The weather was wonderful and the hospitality of the Berea family…