(An article appeared in the SMORGASBORD section, November 2001, entitled “Retaliation.” The author, Pastor Wayne Eichstadt of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota, went on to write a number of bulletin articles on Christian perspectives connected…
* ON HUMAN CLONING The following letter was sent to a local newspaper last November by one of our CLC pastors. We heartily agree with the expressions in the letter. This being the anniversary month…
Matthew 22:1-14 THE GREAT INVITATION There are invitations and there are invitations. A casual, spontaneous call to a friend or loved one to meet them for lunch is one thing; a formal, personal, in-advance invitation…
“The shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.’” — Luke 2:15b Already in September I…
We live in distressing times, times of considerable unrest in the world. Terrorists would unsettle us with threats of violence. Anthrax rumors and scares abound. Great distress has been seen in the world before. It…
Teaching our Children To Appreciate Christmas When the post-Thanksgiving shopping is past, if toy sales are up over the previous year, it is good for the merchants. It also means that many children will have…
God Is With Us — Immanuel! “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . . “ What amazing words! Who can fathom them? . . . The eternal Word, Who was with…
Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Vineyard As His earthly ministry and mission drew to a close, Jesus continued to attempt to gather into the kingdom of God the chosen descendants of Abraham, the Jewish…
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Eleventh in a Series– The General Prayer and The Lord’s Prayer The General Prayer The General Prayer…
(One who had been in the audience the day this chapel talk was delivered recommended it to the Spokesman. The speaker was Prof. John Pfeiffer, president of our Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin) Scripture…
