* BROADENING THE BASE Instead of being called “Editor’s Smorgasboard” this occasional column with comments on happenings in the church and the world will be broadened by dropping the first word. The intention is to… SMORGASBORD

“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy and because of Your truth” (Ps. 115:1). It was on these words that the Rev. L. W.… Dedication In Austin

Note To Subscribers: All individual subscriptions for the Lutheran Spokesman now have the common renewal date of December. (These are distinguished from congregational bulk subscriptions which expire in June.) Any subscriptions started during the year… December Announcements

“I wish I could be rid of my sinful flesh once and for all! Then everything would be perfect!” Such thoughts are not foreign to believers. As the child of God looks about this world,… “I wish Everything Was Perfect!”

Why? Why? Why? THis question echoes through Psalm 42 and through many of the Psalms as the child of God under pressure cries out to his God. Thirsting For God Things have happened in the… Your Thanksgiving A Dim Memory?

The Devil #2 The Power Of The Devil Last month’s article on the Devil had some bad news: The Devil is real; he’s against God; he’s our enemy. The good news is that Satan is… As Revealed By Scripture–

(2 Cor. 5:17) Studies in Second Corinthians Please read Chapter 11 MORE OF PAUL’S “FOOLISHNESS” May God grant us pious pastors,” prayed the synod president at a convention. It was a fervent petition. Vivid in… “New Creatures In Christ”

How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten Parts) Part Ten (conclusion) Lessons From The Formula Of Concord Era The years after Luther’s death in 1546 are worth studying as a backdrop for the Formula… After The Death of Luther —

Induction of Four New Professors Opening ceremonies at Immanuel Lutheran College on August 26 reminded me of Jesus’ question to His disciples: “When I sent you . . . lacked ye anything?” And they said:… ILC School Opening —

(Pastor Hein is one of the graduates from our Immanuel Seminary this past Spring. The information which follows was gleaned from the installation bulletin — Ed.) Born on April 19, 1966, John Paul Hein was… A New Shepherd In Red Wing