General Pastoral Conference of the CLC June 17-19, 1997 Immanuel Lutheran College Eau Claire, Wisconsin Chaplain: Wayne Eichstadt Liturgist: Mark Berntahl Preacher: John Klatt Excuse Committee: Leroy Dux, Paul Schaller, Robert McDonald Program Committee: Jerome Barthels, Paul Krause, Stephen Kurtzahn Organ Coordinator: John Reim Essays: * A Summary and Critique of the Church Growth Movement… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1997/05
Meet: Matt Thurow Matt Thurow began his teaching career in January 1966 at Gethsemane Lutheran School of Spokane, Washington. Matt attended Immanuel Lutheran High School and College, receiving his B.S. degree in Elementary Education in 1994. He went on to receive a B. S. degree in Elementary Education from Mankato State University. Matt chose teaching… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Etubom and Mma Under the Gracious Care of Abasi* *Etubom and Mma are Efik terms of honor and love. Abasi is Efik for God. I cannot tell how delighted I was, while visiting in one of my member’s homes, to find out that Celeste Reim had written a book about the first three years of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Unless otherwise noted, the comments are the editor’s. * ” . . . MY NIGERIAN DIARY” “The 50 copies that we had ordered disappeared very fast, and people have ordered more copies, so we are considering a larger offset edition.” So writes Pastor Norbert Reim regarding his wife Celeste’s book which is being reviewed in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
— Matthew 28:20 “I Am With You Always . . .” Today as the fortieth day after Easter we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord and Savior. In the final verse of the last chapter of Matthew’s account, we hear the parting words of Jesus which ring in our ears and hearts even as this… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Standing Fast In The Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Galatians 1:11-24 Credibility Gaps When parents just don’t understand their children, or when children just don’t trust their parents, it has sometimes been attributed to a “generation gap.” When this type of distrust or misunderstanding occurs between men and women, husbands… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“What Did Your Mama Say?” (The following is based on an actual event from a retired pastor’s ministry.) The young clergyman hesitated a moment, then said a brief prayer before peering into the hospital room where a patient lay dying. In his younger days John had been a womanizer and a gambler, turning his back… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“More power!” grunts Tim Allen on the set of Home Improvement. The sales person brags, “This new 4X4 has the highest horsepower in its class.” There’s no question that power impresses. But man’s power is puny compared to that of nature. A tornado can pick up a house as though it were a child’s toy.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Do you remember hearing those words in a recent church service? Do you remember saying those words at a very big moment in your spiritual life? “I do so intend, with the help of God.” That is the response given by the confirmand when he or she is asked, “Do you as a member of… Read More »Month Archive Read More