“Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near” — Luke 21:28. Jesus describes some frightening things that will happen in the world before the… 

Break forth, O beauteous heav’nly Light, And usher in the morning; Ye shepherds, shrink not with affright, But hear the angel’s warning. This Child, now weak in infancy, Our confidence and joy shall be, The… 

Again this month we join our nation in a day of national thanksgiving as we praise God for the bountiful and rich blessings which He has showered upon our land. The curious thing is that… 

Saying “thank you” is the hallmark of a polite society. We teach our children to say “thank you.” The waitress brings us our meal and even if the service was not the greatest, we say,… 

Annually, when October 31 rolls around, Lutherans who are mindful of their religious heritage give thought to the reformation movement which took place in Germany during the 1500’s. Their remembrance of this significant event is… 

One of the complaints that is often leveled against conservative Lutherans is that we are much too polemical. “Polemic” comes from the Greek word “polemos” which means “war.” In plain English the contention is that… 

‘LUTHERAN’? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? Occasionally one is asked, “What religion are you?” Your immediate response might be, “Lutheran.” Sadly, in our day that is less and less a meaningful confession or witness because Lutheranism… 

(Note: The following letter was written to the editor of the Austin {Minn.} Daily Herald, July 15, 1998 by the Rev. Stephen Kurtzahn; it was a response to an article by a Roman Catholic priest… 

Matthew 13:47-52 The Dragnet Jesus used the picture of a dragnet in a parable explaining the mystery of the kingdom of God. To a Midwestern boy raised in the fifties, “Dragnet” was a TV show… 

Men don’t believe in a Devil now, as their fathers used to do. They’ve forced the door of the broadest creed, To let “His Majesty” through. There isn’t a print of his cloven hoof, or…