May 1 has been designated as a national day of prayer. The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in prayer and an increased emphasis on a national day of prayer. The conditions… FAITH AND PRAYER

Do you remember hearing those words in a recent church service? Do you remember saying those words at a very big moment in your spiritual life? “I do so intend, with the help of God.”… “I Do So Intend, With The Help Of God.”

“More power!” grunts Tim Allen on the set of Home Improvement. The sales person brags, “This new 4X4 has the highest horsepower in its class.” There’s no question that power impresses. But man’s power is… POWER FROM ABOVE

“What Did Your Mama Say?” (The following is based on an actual event from a retired pastor’s ministry.) The young clergyman hesitated a moment, then said a brief prayer before peering into the hospital room… In Recognition Of Godly Mothers —

Standing Fast In The Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Galatians 1:11-24 Credibility Gaps When parents just don’t understand their children, or when children just don’t trust their parents, it has… Studies in Galatians

— Matthew 28:20 “I Am With You Always . . .” Today as the fortieth day after Easter we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord and Savior. In the final verse of the last chapter… “And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen”

Unless otherwise noted, the comments are the editor’s. * ” . . . MY NIGERIAN DIARY” “The 50 copies that we had ordered disappeared very fast, and people have ordered more copies, so we are… SMORGASBORD

Etubom and Mma Under the Gracious Care of Abasi* *Etubom and Mma are Efik terms of honor and love. Abasi is Efik for God. I cannot tell how delighted I was, while visiting in one… Book Review —

Meet: Matt Thurow Matt Thurow began his teaching career in January 1966 at Gethsemane Lutheran School of Spokane, Washington. Matt attended Immanuel Lutheran High School and College, receiving his B.S. degree in Elementary Education in… In Our CLC Classrooms —

(From an article in the Austin {Minn.} Daily Herald by Pastor Stephen Kurtzahn of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.) A group of biblical scholars that calls itself the “Jesus Seminar” met just before Lent started this… I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT MY REDEEMER IS ALIVE