* SO MUCH CONFUSION (This report comes to us from a member of the Mission Helper team, Michael Thom.) As newcomers to Nigeria my wife and I have been struck by many strange sights and… SMORGASBORD

(#4 in Series) Patriotism vs. Evangelism It must have been there all along, only lying inactive and unused. It must have already been there in order to come alive so quickly and so forcefully. Patriotism… Our Nation in Crisis–Our God Still A Refuge

“That we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Kings Chapters Twenty-one and Twenty-two Reaching For Forbidden Fruit My sainted great-grandfather wrote a book entitled “A Christian Physiology.” It has provided some good family entertainment, for… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Waldemar J. Bernthal September 20, 1924 – January 13, 2002 For the past forty years Waldemar “Brownie” Bernthal was a familiar and dearly loved figure throughout much of the CLC. From his home congregation of… Called home to eternal life–

“And it came to pass . . . ” We were supposed to have our school photo day yesterday, but it did not come to pass; so we are rescheduling for another day; perhaps it… –From the “Chapel Talks” file of Prof. Em. Paul R. Koch–

“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (4:4) Chapter 1:1-18 “But the Good News is . . . ” It is perhaps the finest and most moving example that we have of… Studies In Philippians

(#3 in Series) LET US PRAY! During the past week we came to the “one month” mark since the terrorists’ attack upon our country, and we saw our country begin its response to the attack.… Our Nation in Crisis; Our God Still A Refuge–

“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Twelfth and last in a series– The Benediction The (Aaronic) Benediction The so-called Aaronic Benediction (literally: “to… THE WORSHIP SERVICE

CAVING IN (PART II)? A few weeks back we wrote something in our church bulletin (cf. January, Lutheran Spokesman, p. 16) in which we took exception to what a local pastor wrote in the clergy… FROM A PASTOR’S DESK–

Last October the members of Holy Cross, Phoenix, Arizona opened their hearts and homes to the CLC Teachers’ Conference. Unlike the procedure of previous years, the conference began with a Sunday morning worship/communion service. Pastor… 2001 CLC Teachers Conference