WHY DID JESUS COME AT CHRISTMAS?
Parents may answer this question for their children while setting up their nativity scene. It’s also the primary purpose of our Christmas Eve programs. A simple but wonderful answer to the question is to say…
WAITING FOR THE SECOND COMING
The pioneers took up to six months to get from Missouri to California. Now, it takes less than six hours by plane. In 1860, the fastest way to get a letter from Missouri to California…
MARTIN LUTHER TOPICS FROM THE PIER
A stranger approached me on a Florida pier. He was out witnessing. After several exploratory questions, he knew my church affiliation: Church of the Lutheran Confession. “Martin Luther was evil,” he said, totally dismissing Luther.…
AN EXPECTED BLESSING ARRIVES AT AN UNEXPECTED TIME
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early…
LIVE OR DIE—IT DOESN’T MATTER
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I…
MAKING A JOYFUL SHOUT TO THE LORD
They came from every direction. They came across land and by air. They came from states near and far, and from across the sea. They are the 143 voting members of the 36th Church of…
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – A KEY INGREDIENT FOR LIFE
“For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, that their hearts may…
PHOTOS FROM CLC SCHOOLS
Messiah Lutheran School Hales Corners, Wisconsin Messiah Lutheran School Hales Corners, Wisconsin Immanuel Lutheran School Winter Haven, Florida Grace Lutheran School Valentine, Nebraska Grace Lutheran School Valentine, Nebraska Immanuel Lutheran School Winter Haven, Florida Grace…
CAN YOU HANDLE THE PUBLIC MINISTRY?
(Note: Please share this article with your children or grandchildren.) “This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the office of an overseer [that is, pastor], he desires a good work.” (1 Timothy 3:1…
A GODLY GIVE AND TAKE
Our faith that connects us to our Savior also connects us to other believers in Christ. “That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship…