Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Faithful doesn’t Always Mean Big. A top evangelical church planter pointed out the things that people (often falsely)… Seen in Passing February 2015
Missionary David Koenig gives behind the scenes looks at happenings in our overseas mission endeavors.
The following report arrived under the date of October 2, 2014. Let us all be praying with the hymnwriter* of “Spread, Oh, Spread, Thou Mighty Word” (at the end of article) — Editor
Grebenhain, Germany, Free Conference.
This month yet again we commemorate what God did through the Lutheran Reformation. What better way to From the Field
Installations In accord with our usage and order, Joel Fleischer, who was called by Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls, S.Dak. to be its pastor, was installed on September 28, 2014. Pastor John Hein… Announcements
Theme of the 31st Convention of the CLC, June 16-19, 2014 “God Our Savior Desires All Men to be Saved!” [The first of two Convention essays appeared last month; it was titled “Jesus is the One Mediator of that Truth.” This second essay is by Pastor Michael Gurath, Phoenix, Arizona, and is abbreviated by the editor.] “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, “We are Appointed to ”Proclaim that Truth!”
I am David Ude (and as my Mom would point out, that’s David, not Dave!). I am child number eight of nine and pastor number four of four in our immediate family! I am blessed to… Meet Pastor David Ude
“Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day” Psalm 25:5 I was raised on a ranch north of Grand Rapids, Minnesota.… Meet Pastor Peter Evensen
Camp Koyquin 2014 “Campers gather together after a fun and faith-filled week at Camp Koyquin 2014 in Pillager, Minnesota. 158 campers and 31 staff members made up the largest youth camp that has been put on… Camp Koyquin 2014
Great Lakes Pastoral Conference • September 30-October 2, 2014 (Tues-Thurs) Messiah Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Agenda: + Old Testament: Introduction to Habakkuk and Exegesis of Habakkuk 2:1-4 —Pastor Joel Fleischer + New Testament: Introduction… CLC Announcements
“The same, but different” is an oxymoron—two ideas that are seemingly contradictory. Yet when one talks about our unchanging, eternal God in the context of a changing world, “the same, but different” often applies. An… Graduating with the Spirit
Graduation is the bestowing of diplomas upon students who have completed the prescribed course of study. Commencement names the same event with the emphasis on a new beginning. The graduates enter upon a new course… GRADUATION or COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
