Are You Ready To Go?
In April 1995 a young member (Mark, about 30 years of age) of Prince of Peace, Hecla, S. Dak. was killed instantly in a single vehicle highway accident. Pastor Paul Krause, who officiated at the…
Death – Friend Or Defeated Enemy?
“For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” — 1 Corinthians 15:25-26 Notice in the Bible passage above how the apostle…
After The Death Of Luther —
How The Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten parts) Part Five: Melanchthon And The Synergists Luther said that the devil attacks Christianity from three columns. One denies the divinity of Christ; another His humanity. The…
YOU ARE SHRIVEN
Do you remember hearing anyone asking, back around the middle of February, if you had “gotten shriven yet?” The 3-day pre-Lent season of “Shrovetide” and the custom of “getting shriven” then, are forgotten customs most…
The chief priests, the teachers of the law,
and the elders mocked him . . . ” Matthew 27:41 The famous author and editor H. L. Mencken once wrote: “Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice.” When Jesus was crucified,…
“New Creatures In Christ”
(2 Cor. 5:17) Studies in Second Corinthians Chapter 8 This Grace Of Giving Please read chapter 8 of Second Corinthians. It is about taking an offering. A refreshing surprise for people who have been dulled…
THE WORD BRINGS RESULTS
Few people grow grapes, but many people enjoy roses, which have the same properties. Both types of plants require care, which remind us of the True Vine lesson of Christ. “I am the true vine,…
There Ought To Be A Law Against Evolution —
And There Is! Perhaps the reason so many people continue to reject the notion of evolution is that it seems contrary to ordinary experience. Things left to chance just don’t get done. Random changes in…
The Suwannee Democrat
Special Letter to the Editor One Sunday this past September a woman who had been taking Bible lessons toward membership in our Live Oak, Florida congregation (only two of some twenty lessons remained) was shot…
What Can The Righteous Do?
We have been studying the Psalms in one of our study groups. In the eleventh Psalm, v. 3, we came upon a question to which the community of Christian believers can easily relate in our…