“Abide with us, for it is toward evening . . . ” Many congregations have an Easter sunrise service. Joyful hearts sing the Easter message with enthusiasm in the early morning. I will never forget… As Easter Message from our CLC President–
Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain An Easter Hymn #204 in The Lutheran Hymnal This Easter hymn is based on the Song of Moses in Exodus 15. As he contemplates the resurrection of Christ, the… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
St. Matthew’s account of the Easter story What gracious, wondrous love is this, my soul? The tomb that held the body of our Lord Was open, empty, that first Easter morn. Is this a trick,… WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IN TAKING BACK HIS LIFE
What a world of difference a simple punctuation mark can make. It can be the difference between disappointment and delight. For instance, one man realizes that he has gone as far as he will ever… Easter With An Exclamation Point!
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Kings, Chapters Twelve through Fourteen The Divided Kingdom While I was preparing to write this article on the dividing of the kingdom of God’s people in the… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.” Psalm 95:6 Fourth in a Series– The Amen and the Confession of Sins Amen Amen is a common expression… THE WORSHIP SERVICE
FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 4 of 5) In part three of this series we saw the variety of ways in which great effort is being made to make the sin of homosexuality acceptable. These efforts are… A Christian’s Scriptural Response to the World of 2000 . . .
THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take yet another look at the cross–the best way for Jesus to die, and the best way for you to die–and to go on dying, as Galatians 5:24 shows: “Those… The last of three devotions on . . .
A(NOTHER) MOVIE TO AVOID Most Hollywood-produced movies today are not worth seeing because they promote behavior such as obscenity, violence, immorality, and a variety of other anti-Christian actions, ideas, and attitudes. Now comes a movie… FROM A PASTOR’S DESK . . .
(Zechariah 12:10) It is a long way from our home to Jerusalem. My family and I made this journey because we desire, at least once, to celebrate the Passover in this city. Though we are… “They will look upon Me whom they have pierced.”
