* TWO SOULS PASSING (The obituary of Pastor Carl Thurow appears in this issue. The September 19, 1999 worship service bulletin of Messiah Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wis. contained the following “comparisons” between one who… SMORGASBORD

In the Fall of 1998 a political dark horse from the Reform Party, a man by the name of Jesse Ventura, came onto the scene of Minnesota politics and, as he said, “shocked the world.”… A Man Who Shocked The World

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God A Hymn for Reformation #262 in The Lutheran Hymnal Both under King Saul and as king himself, David experienced some amazingly great military feats, many of them against extremely… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Samuel Chapter Seventeen David And Goliath Everyone is familiar with the Bible account found in 1 Samuel 17. It is the narrative of David and Goliath. We… LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Third in a series THE KINGDOM Sin’s Pollution Created in the image of God, but losing that image and being expelled from Paradise, meant that each person would be born in sin, would sin, and… Biblical Perspectives On The End Times

* ‘EMBARRASSING KANSAS’ An editorial so titled appeared in the August 16, 1999 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times. A subtitle comes closer to identifying the supposed source of “embarrassment” for the state of Kansas: “Students will… SMORGASBORD

Psalm 129 “LORD, thank You for saving me from my enemies.” A Psalm of Thanks Psalm 129 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth.” Let Israel now say–“Many a time they have… Ninth In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze) —

Gethsemane Ev. Lutheran Church Saginaw, Michigan Gethsemane Ev. Lutheran Church was organized on November 5, 1959 by members who had left the WELS, under the leadership of Pastor Otto J. Eckert, because of the false… 40th Anniversary Celebration–

Late on October 31, 1517, Dr. Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, a city in Saxony, Germany. Luther offered the theses for scholarly debate over the sale… On Christ The Solid Rock

As the years have gone by, this festival which we know as Reformation has suffered from many distractions. For example, many even among our own people are more likely to think of October 31st as… REFORMATION AND RECONCILIATION