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…
A COMPLETE VICTORY
It was probably the most unlikely statement to be made during the entire Gulf War. Within hours after the cease-fire was declared, a badly beaten Saddam Hussein emerged from his bunker and announced his victory.…
ON BEING DIFFERENT — Part II
“You’re not like the other boys,” she said. “They’re only after one thing! You don’t act like that. Your language is decent. You’ve got good manners. You’re really different.” This is often the stated reaction…
An Easter Message From Our Synod President —
AFTER A WINTER OF DISCONTENT — PEACE AND JOY For many of us in the Midwest the winter has been hard and long. In our moments of weakness we forget that the severity of it…
WE STILL BELIEVE:
* In an age of doubt, Jesus’ resurrection proves He is God, equal to the Father and the Spirit. * In an age of confusion, Jesus’ resurrection shows every Word of the Bible is true.…
Let Us Go Now, Even Unto Jerusalem…
On August 26, 1944 French General Charles De Gaulle led a victory parade of Allied troops down the streets of Paris. It was now clear that Nazi Germany was in its death throes. But the…
A Maundy Thursday Devotion–
A MEAL OF REMEMBRANCE “Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not…
A Clean Slate
Have you at any time wished that you could relive a day of your life and do it differently? People express such a wish after a costly mistake; they fantasize erasing guilt by the magic…