A Hymn By Professor Paul Schaller Angel voices in the night, Eyes that sparkle with delight, Gifts and golden candlelight — Christmas comes again! Shepherds run to David’s town, Wise men cause a king to frown, God’s own Son to earth come down — Christmas comes again! Sinners kneeling in the dust, Find a Savior… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1996/12
Note To Subscribers: All individual subscriptions for the Lutheran Spokesman now have the common renewal date of December. (These are distinguished from congregational bulk subscriptions which expire in June.) Any subscriptions started during the year are prorated to the December date. The mailing notice timeline for individual subscriptions is: renewal notices mailed on Oct. 1;… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy and because of Your truth” (Ps. 115:1). It was on these words that the Rev. L. W. Schierenbeck addressed the members and friends of St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church of Austin, Minnesota on June 9, 1996 when… Read More »Month Archive Read More
* BROADENING THE BASE Instead of being called “Editor’s Smorgasboard” this occasional column with comments on happenings in the church and the world will be broadened by dropping the first word. The intention is to print other people’s good comments (full name given) as well as the editor’s (initials: PGF). You are invited to pass… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) The Book Of Job LESSONS FROM JOB A tragic car accident leaves its victim paralyzed for life. A young man finds out he has terminal cancer. An expectant mother miscarries her child. A young couple unexpectedly loses an infant. A tornado demolishes an entire city block killing many… Read More »Month Archive Read More
REFORMATION’S EFFECT ON APPRECIATION OF CHRISTMAS BLESSING “God has stooped to speak heavenly truths in human words, so that we might know the riches of His grace…” The nature of such a publication as the Spokesman requires that articles be submitted well in advance of their appearance. Hence this Christmas message is being written in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Advent Devotion Two opposing concepts in Scripture, oddly enough, have something in common. One concept is “sinfulness.” The other is “holiness.” That they are opposites is obvious. What they have in common is that both denote “separateness” or “differentiation.” Stay with me. For example, in Isaiah 59:2 God says: “Your iniquities have separated you from… Read More »Month Archive Read More
On the compound where our missionary lives in Nigeria there is a tall and stately tree called the “Queen of the Night.” It’s a name well-deserved. Once the sun has set and the countryside is enshrouded in night, the large flowers on the tree release their fragrance. The lovely aroma is refreshing in the midst… Read More »Month Archive Read More
The people who handle sweepstakes contests seem to know a lot about the way Americans celebrate Christmas. As you read this article, millions of entry-forms have already been addressed, bundled, and are now waiting to be fed into the stream of mail after December 26. Not before Christmas, when Third Class mail is impatiently tossed… Read More »Month Archive Read More