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…
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…
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…
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…
* 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…
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…
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…
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…
If you could choose any one thing in the entire universe that would make 1998 a happy new year for you, what would it be? For a lot of folks the answer is this simple:…
–Psalm 31:15 There is a creeping malaise of pessimism seizing the hearts and minds of people today. This feeling of helplessness and frustration is heightened by the passing of another year and the approaching end…
