vignette (vin-yet’), n. 1. short literary essay; sketch vignettist (vin-yet’ist), n. a maker of vignettes, painter, photographer, or writer Dateline: Hales Corners, Wisconsin PAUL R. KOCH, VIGNETTIST first pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church Led by…
The Lord hath Helped Me Hitherto A Hymn of Worship and Praise #33 in The Lutheran Hymnal It is not surprising that The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal speaks of this month’s hymn as “one…
EDITOR’S NOTE: At the close of last school year — and thanks to some grateful and imaginative students — retiring Professor Clifford Kuehne holds a “kuehne baby” and a plaque from his Greek Room #7…
Mountain View, So. San Francisco Bay — St. Stephen celebrated thirty-five years of God’s grace by dedicating a parsonage. It was four-plus years abuilding, mostly by volunteer labor under the direction of project managers Donald…
As the word Christian means different things to different people, so also does the term Christian education. Many of the catalogues advertising Christian schools will say that they are “Christ-centered” and “Bible-based.” That certainly sounds…
What do you know about love? we say it a lot: “I love you.” Husbands say it to wives, wives to husbands; children say it to parents, parents say it to children. People say it…
“That We Might have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Second Samuel, Chapters Fourteen through Nineteen A Son Of David “Thus says the Lord: “‘behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. . .…
Luke 16:19-31 The Rich Man And Lazarus Here our Savior gives us a view beyond the grave. He reveals that bodily death is but introduction to eternity; that the very person separated from the body…
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? . . . Now we can attempt a summary of the Missouri Synod in 1920 after 75 years of history. It was a strong church, loyal to…
* EDITOR’S NOTE: The words below are taken from the message our CLC President delivered to the synod Convention in June. We think the words–only a portion of what was said under the broader subject…
