SMORGASBORD
* COMMANDMENTS FOR TODAY (from a recent Sunday bulletin of Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Pastor P. Fleischer) In a sermon a few weeks ago your pastor made reference to how lightly the ten commandments…
From “A Peak Into My Nigerian Diary”
by Mrs. Celeste Reim (reviewed in our May 1997 issue) — Dec. 22, 1946 An urgent message came this afternoon from Archibong of Ibiono. He wrote, “I have fallen in my fight for the Lutheran…
ILC Graduation, May 1997 —
A View From The Back Row I had gotten used to being in the front row at graduations at our Immanuel Lutheran College in Eau Claire. Privilege. Responsibility. That has changed, and I think I’ll…
Graduation at Immanuel, Mankato —
‘GO IN GOD’S PEACE’ In his remarks in connection with the graduation service on Sunday, June 8, High School Principal Kevin Hulke referred to the fact that just completed was the 131st (!) year of…
OUR CANADIAN CONNECTION
The peach trees were poised to blossom and lend their citrus fragrance everywhere along the hundred kilometer system of lakes known as the Okanagan in British Columbia. And in the city of Vernon on the…
Father’s Day Thoughts —
It’s All Daddy’s Fault Scripture teaches us to say: “Our Father, who art in heaven,” and to confess that there is “one God and Father of all.” Some people blame Him for all the world’s…
As Revealed By Scripture–The Devil #5
The Devil Seeks Our Fall “Hit the enemy where he is weakest!” That is good military strategy. It provides the best expectation of success with the least casualties. Yet there are times when the attacking…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Exodus Chapters Five Through Fifteen THE TEN PLAGUES When was the first time you remember hearing the Bible story of the Ten Plagues? Perhaps you were a youngster…
SMORGASBORD
* IN OUR VIEW: A SAD ANNIVERSARY Those in the know in the world of Lutheranism are aware that the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LC-MS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 1997. No history of Lutheranism…
“Oh, Sing to the LORD a New Song!”
Pastor John Hein, Our Redeemer’s, Red Wing, Minn. gives a shortened version of a sermon he preached to his congregation while the ILC Tour Choir was among the worshipers. “Oh, Sing to the LORD a…