COME AND SEE! GO AND TELL!
But the angel answered and said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come,…
An Easter Message from our CLC President–
Looking Forward Confidently As you are reading this, Easter is already behind. You are coming down from the high emotions and renewing of spirit that you knew at Easter. You are looking forward to what…
An Annual Report
(Editor’s note: Some of our pastors write a special annual report for the congregations they serve. The following report was written by Pastor James Albrecht for the members of his flock–St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church,…
Parables Of The Master
Matthew 25:1-13 The Ten Virgins/Bridesmaids At the outset we are tempted to enjoy the parable of the ten “bridesmaids” (NET) simply because it seems to be a story about foolish girls and smart girls. The…
Studies In Philippians
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (4:4) Chapter 1:19-30 A WIN — WIN SITUATION (TO LIVE IS CHRIST! TO DIE IS GAIN!) The prisoner Paul was in a quandary. If the…
SMORGASBORD
+ REPORT FROM AND ABOUT THE CLCI (CLC E-news post by Missionary David Koenig, February 25, 2002; we leave the report of Pastor Benjamin largely unedited) This is taken from Pastor Jyothi Benjamin’s Dec. 31,…
Our Nation in Crisis; Our God Still a Refuge–
# 5 (and last) in series FEAR ITSELF “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” With these words President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sought to calm a nation in panic, after a “run”…
From Palm Sunday to Palm Eternity
Five days before His vicarious sacrifice for all sin and seven days before His victorious resurrection, Jesus entered Jerusalem to suffer and die according to His Father’s will. St. John recorded that a great multitude…
A MANDATE TO LOVE
For Jesus, Maundy Thursday was a night of intense temptation and bitter betrayal–a night when He faced the horrible fact that He would soon be cut off from His Father. Yet with all this pressing…
The LORD brings an end to the ultimate TERRORISM
Ever since the great tragedy on September 11th, the single most talked about topic in the news has been the subject of terror or terrorism. On a daily basis without fail the media has been…