“(Jesus) was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification” (Romans 4:25). This world was created perfect. At the end of the six days of creation, God said that everything… 

* 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… 

(#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… 

“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… 

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… 

“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… 

“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… 

(#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.… 

“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… 

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…