Installations As authorized by President Daniel Fleischer, I installed the Rev. Terrel L. Kesterson as pastor of Living Word Lutheran Church, Hendersonville, NC on May 7, 1995. –Glenn A. Oster With the knowledge of President Fleischer, I ordained and installed, on June 25, Robert McDonald as pastor of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stambaugh,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1995/10
Berea Lutheran Church Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Over the past few years Berea has experimented with both evening and morning vacation Bible School. Last year many of our parents and children benefited from an evening VBS seminar on “The Christian Family.” This summer, with 42 children enrolled, our daytime VBS focused on the CLC series… Read More »Month Archive Read More
I recently heard a national leader of public education being interviewed. The interviewer asked about what is being done to combat all the violence in public schools. The NEA leader said that many schools now include “conflict resolution” classes in their curriculums. The purpose of these classes is to teach children of various ethnic groups… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Another Conference School Opened Following the lead of three sister churches of the Pacific Coast Conference, St. Stephen of Mountain View, Calif. is undertaking its own day school, with grades K-3 opening this fall. Early in July Miss Sara Pfeiffer, a 1995 graduate of the Education Department at ILC, was installed as principal/teacher. She will… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Why Do We Have A Foundation? The need for the Foundation became apparent when the Board of Trustees began having trouble administering some of the gifts that were being given to the CLC. There were simply too many categories of which to keep track. The Trustees called on the synod to establish a Foundation through… Read More »Month Archive Read More
(Adapted from the February 1995 Newsletter of Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota) The pastor of the ELCA church in our city recently took his turn writing an article for the church page of the our local paper. In connection with something called “The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” he called for all denominations… Read More »Month Archive Read More
It makes for a captivating, albeit often tragic, story or TV drama. A seaworthy vessel with supposedly capable seamen at the helm loses its power or moorings while at sea and soon finds itself adrift — at the mercy of the currents, the elements, the wind and waves. Compounding the problem are a scarcity of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
(This is a portion of an address given as part of the 1994 Area Reformation Festival Service at Immanuel, Mankato, Minnesota — Ed.) …Against (the) assaults of Satan we must pray for the spiritual strength to continue contending for the faith once delivered to the saints. For the cause and strength are not ours, but… Read More »Month Archive Read More
How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten Parts) Part One: Luther’s Death When Luther died, Lutheranism collapsed. Military defeat of the Lutherans worsened the weaknesses of the Wittenberg faculty. This era is painful to read about and seldom studied, but it is important for two reasons. First: God used the compounded tragedy to bring… Read More »Month Archive Read More
is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:8-9). “A Wonderful Way To Remember The Reformation” Taking an honest and thorough self-examination is an exceedingly hard thing to do. This, however, is a huge part… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; Fight against those who fight against me . . . Say to my soul, ‘I am your salvation’ . . . Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, ‘Let the LORD be magnified,… Read More »Month Archive Read More