“And lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen”
— 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…
SMORGASBORD
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…
Book Review —
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…
In Our CLC Classrooms —
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…
I KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT MY REDEEMER IS ALIVE
(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…
SIMEON TEACHES US HOW TO DIE
From a funeral sermon delivered at Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minn. Paul Fleischer is pastor. Please refer to Luke 2:25-32. A few years ago a religious magazine had an editorial entitled “Playing With Death.”…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Exodus Chapters Three And Four Are You Prepared To Lead? Teachers are preparers. We prepare notes, lesson plans, units, field trips, and so on. But most importantly we…
What Language Do You Speak?
Our title question would seem to be an easy one to answer. And yet…? There is a “bureaucratese” which is spoken by government workers. There is a “legalese” which is spoken by lawyers. Not long…
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
From the August 1996 Immanuel Home Messenger, the monthly Newsletter of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minn. Pastor L. D. Redlin is the writer. In the original the Scripture passages were written out in full. —…
Can Evolution Produce An Eye? Not A Chance!
The human brain consists of approximately 12 billion cells, forming 120 trillion interconnections. The light sensitive retina of the eye (which is really part of the brain) contains over 10 million photoreceptor cells. These cells…