Historical Markings
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? ” . . . The gift of God’s grace caused us to separate from the church body with which we were formerly affiliated. God made salvation precious…
Another New Year — Another Thousand Years!
Would you look at all those zeroes! With my old car I’ve seen a row of zeroes a couple of times. It wasn’t too surprising the first time, but then it happened again! That was…
An Epiphany Devotion–
The Gospel’s Effect In Our Lives The verb form (Greek) of the word Epiphany means to “show, make an appearance, reveal.” We already have had an epiphany of sorts at the New Year. What did…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand A Hymn for the New Year #119 in The Lutheran Hymnal Awareness of God’s help in the past enables us to enter a new year with confidence. From…
Tenth In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)
Psalm 130 “LORD, lift me up from the depths.” A Prayer Psalm Psalm 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD; Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to…
Biblical Perspectives On The End Times
Fourth in a Series– WHO IS A JEW? Some Answers Some Jews–within the Orthodox group–do not recognize other Jews as genuine Jews. Other Jews recognize all offspring of Jewish mothers as Jews. All Jews believe…
From the Editor —
THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION — FORTY YEARS The delegates at the CLC’s synod convention 2000 will be taking special note of the fact that the synod they represent has reached the age of…
SMORGASBORD
* ‘THE AGE OF CHANGE’ Here is how one Protestant writer summed up changes for which, he says, the 20th century–‘The Age Of Change’–will be known in church history. It will be known as an…
In our CLC Classrooms–
Meet our 1999 ILC Teacher Graduates In May 1999 the following teachers graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College’s teaching program. They are now serving in their first calls into the public ministry. Teresa Nelson is teaching…
Walking With God In The New Year
At this time of year in the northern hemisphere, we learn to walk carefully. Ice may cover a step, sidewalk, or the street. The mere mention of ice conjures up a threat of falling, possibly…