Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Lamb of God, Pure and Holy A Lenten Hymn #146 in The Lutheran Hymnal Our Lord warns against the use of vain repetitions in prayer, saying that such practices are typical of the heathen. We…
Thirteenth in a series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)–
Psalm 132 “LORD, establish Your gracious rule in my heart” A Prayer Psalm (Please read this longer psalm in your Bible.) This is the longest of the Songs of Ascents. It is thought to have…
TRUE CHRISTIANS OR AVERAGE POLITICIANS?
We are in the midst of the presidential primaries. There is a whole lot of boasting going on. How can one be a politician without boasting of his own qualifications? By contrast, how can we…
SMORGASBORD
* HISTORICAL VIGNETTES This synod anniversary year we are running monthly “Historical Markings”–quotes from essays recounting the CLC’s origins. The good suggestion has come to ‘give it a lighter side’ too. So an invitation has…
CLC TEACHERS CONFERENCE — 1999
‘Jesus Christ Is the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever’ was the theme of the 1999 CLC Teachers Conference which was hosted by Immanuel Lutheran Church of Mankato, Minnesota from October 13-15. Fifty-four teachers from twelve…
Fortieth Anniversary Historical Vignettes
vignette (vin-yet’), n. 1. short literary essay; sketch vignettist (vin-yet’ist), n. a maker of vignettes, painter, photographer, or writer Vignette #1 — Dateline: Eau Claire, Wisconsin PROFESSOR CLIFFORD KUEHNE, VIGNETTIST It is well known that…
Historical Markings
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? ” . . . In order to understand the reason for the formation of such a church body as the CLC and in order to be taking…
TRAVELING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (TVBS)–
Sharing the Gospel in Ohio Pastor Mark Bernthal, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Saginaw, Mich. sent along the story below pertaining to the TVBS held in Bedford (suburb of Cleveland), Ohio last August 9-11 (9:00 a.m. to…
Medicine For The Soul
“Bless the LORD, O my soul . . . Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases.” — Psalm 103:1, 3 In the pioneer days of our country when peddlers traveled from town…
Paradise For The Penitent!
“Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us. But the other, answering, rebuked him, saying, Do you not even fear God, seeing you…