SMORGASBORD
* MARTIN GALSTAD, 1909-1999 (Pastor Rollin A. Reim, Reporter) Just short of his 90th birthday, Martin Galstad of Lake Hamilton, Fla., received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Wisconsin Lutheran College, where five…
Biblical Perspectives On The End Times
THE MILLENNIUM One Thousand Years This numerical expression occurs six times in the first seven verses of Revelation 20. It occurs in only two other places in the Bible: “For a thousand years in Your…
Eighth In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)–
Psalm 127 “LORD, bless my undertakings with success.” A Psalm of Instruction Psalm 127 Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Through the Day Thy Love Hath Spared Us An Evening Hymn #553 in The Lutheran Hymnal From the human perspective King David had every reason to suffer from insomnia. His beloved albeit traitorous son Absalom…
CLC EXPLORATORY SERVICES
This is a list of “start-up” congregations who are being served by an off-site pastor. Some meet in homes, others in rented facilities. Also included are our two CLC exploratory missions in Gold Canyon, Ariz.…
SMORGASBORD
* ‘THE END TIMES’ — With the impending turn of both the century and the millennium, we wanted to offer something on these pages touching on eschatology, or the “End Times.” Once again we see…
Announcements
Minnesota Pastoral Conference Place: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes, Minn. Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, October 26-27, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday Agenda: * Old Testament Exegesis, Obadiah — Pastor Wayne Eichstadt * New Testament Exegesis,…
The More You Know!
There has been a series of TV commercials running for several years entitled “The More You Know.” It tries to impress upon parents and young people the importance of education. It suggests that with enough…
Christian Education — A Recurring Miracle
Do you think that miracles still happen in our world today? According to one poll, the vast majority of Americans, 82% of them, answered: Yes. Though one doesn’t know what some consider “miraculous,” the 82%…
“And God remembered Noah . . . and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters abated” — Genesis 8:1
PUDDLES OF TROUBLE Troubles, troubles, troubles. While walking down the sidewalk of life, we’re constantly stepping into puddles of trouble. Life can seem to be an on-going series of problems, and sorrows, and tragedies. Yes,…