O Jesus, King Of Glory An Epiphany Hymn #130 in The Lutheran Hymnal Many fine hymns have been written during times of great trial, for such times turn us to the Lord’s Word for comfort… Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns

The year 1999 brings us close to the end of both a century and a millennium. The approach of the year 2000 has caused much excitement, with people expecting great changes in our world. Some… He Shall Reign Forever And Ever!

“LORD, save me from the lying lips of my enemies.” A Prayer Psalm Psalm 120 In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He heard me. Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips… Psalm 120

Standing Fast In The Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Chapter 6:1-10 So this is how you fulfill the law of Christ! In the constitutions of our churches there is a… Studies in Galatians

Second In A Series In our November Spokesman we spoke of God’s Wonderful Marriage Math Equation: 1 + 1 = 1. Even though our amoral society and our own sin-nature would emphasize other “new math”… Christian Marriage: A Heaven-sent Blessing

YOUR WORD IS TRUTH The ancient scribes who hand-copied the Old Testament Scriptures showed great reverence for the Word by the strict rules that they followed in their work. For example, they focused on one… “Holy Father . . . Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” (Jesus in John 17:17)

From January 1969– WHAT IS TRUTH? One of the purposes of the Church of the Lutheran Confession, according to its constitution, is “to protect this fellowship against the encroachment of error and unionism through united… Looking Back in the Lutheran Spokesman

* POSTMODERNISM (NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN) This, our first issue of a new year, is addressing the subject of postmodernism. What is that, you ask? It is the new and latest cultural worldview. I… SMORGASBORD

Meet: Karla Olmanson Karla Olmanson teaches a half day of 5th and 6th grade classes, plus music, for grades 1-6 at Immanuel Lutheran School in Mankato, Minnesota. She has been teaching there since 1985. A… In Our CLC Classrooms —

*OLD NEWS–BUT STILL GOOD NEWS (Paul R. Koch, taken from the Messiah, Eau Claire newsletter, the Messenger, Christmas issue, 1997) We suffer no shortage of access to news in our society–by papers, magazines, television, and… SMORGASBORD