ILC Graduation, May 19, 2001
The key word was “transitions”; the Scriptural guidance was couched in Revelation 1:8. From the back row it seemed to me that the closing concert and the commencement exercises were right on track. The ILC…
Baptism Saves And Drowns
By mid-summer in most normal years the South Dakota short-grass prairie is turning brown. It then becomes a visual, daily reminder of sinful mankind’s true status: weakness, frailty, and death. This pride-bashing judgment of God…
EXCERPT: SELECTED SERMONS of E. Schaller (See book review in issue of May 2001)
Festival of Christ’s Ascension; Sermon text: Hebrews 4:14-16 ” . . . But in the hour that His feet left the ground on which He last stood, when He departed from His loved ones, from…
2000 VBS at Zion in Atlanta
As preparations are being made by CLC congregations for their 2001 Vacation Bible Schools, a brief report from the first VBS held in Lawrenceville, Georgia (Atlanta area) may be of interest. With the help of…
Families And Forgiveness
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32) What makes for a truly happy home and a functional family? There are many things…
WHY Were We Confirmed??
The following joke was told to this writer at a pastoral conference several years ago. Two Lutheran pastors met for their monthly study club. “How’s it going?” the one asked. The other answered, “Not so…
A Chapel Talk–
“There were present at that season some who told Him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. And Jesus answered and said to them, “Do you suppose that these Galileans were…
Parables Of The Master
Matthew 20:1-16 The Laborers In The Vineyard (Or: Grace Is Not Fair) Jesus had been dealing with the increasing opposition of the scribes and the Pharisees, the religious leaders of His day. The Pharisees trusted…
THE LORD’S PRAYER–A Series
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
I Know My Faith is Founded A Hymn Celebrating Justification by Faith #381 in The Lutheran Hymnal Our faith in Jesus Christ is under relentless assault in this world. The devil, the unbelieving world, and…