Change Of Address Rev. Roland H. Gurgel 22 North State Street New Ulm, MN 56072 Phone (507) 354-4534 Pastor Walter V. Schaller 517 Bayberry Pointe Dr. NW, Apt. C Grand Rapids, MI 49544 Phone (616) 791-7552 e-mail: wvschal@juno.com Appointment Pastor Michael Eichstadt has been appointed to the Board of Missions to replace Pastor Walter V.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1997/10
From my viewpoint in the back row (again), I was pleased to hear how quickly the milling crowd shelved its social skills when school President John Pfeiffer invited our attention to the opening service at Immanuel Lutheran College (ILC), which included the installation for the new professor, Paul Sullivan. It was a good beginning. Good… Read More »Month Archive Read More
James Justus Naumann was born on April 25, 1969 to Rev. Bertram and Alice Naumann in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In 1973 Pastor Bertram Naumann was led by the Holy Spirit to accept the call as pastor of Redemption Ev. Lutheran in Lynnwood, Washington, and the family moved that summer. James followed the footsteps of his six… Read More »Month Archive Read More
by Egbert Schaller ‘The Northwestern Lutheran’ — September 30, 1956 Dear Editor: We are entering the month of the Reformation anniversary. You won’t mind a little journey into history? Almost from the very beginnings of Lutheranism the Church has known what it means to be plagued by a powerful spirit of unionism which in theological… Read More »Month Archive Read More
* FROM THE “SAY IT ISN’T SO” DEPARTMENT (From the Calvary Contender, April 15, 1997, quoting in turn the “Maranatha Baptist Watchman“): “Many who were once strong and vocal in their defense of personal and ecclesiastical separation have greatly mollified their stand. It appears that the notion is that some things that used to be… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Chapter 3:1-14 Bewitched? “O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the truth before whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified?” (Gal. 3:1) When the King of Syria (Aram) wanted to capture Elisha, God’s prophet in Israel, he sent enough Syrian soldiers to surround the town of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians celebrates the miracle of the Church, the Body of Christ. The Church consists of all those who believe in the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ. This Church is known only to God because true faith is hidden in the hearts of people. Luther celebrates this wonder in his explanation… Read More »Month Archive Read More
1. LUTHER AS REFORMER “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘the just… Read More »Month Archive Read More
A Church Committed To The Word One who writes can be easily misunderstood, possibly because he wrote unclearly, or possibly because the reader misunderstood. A pastor understands that. So it is imperative that he make every effort to speak clearly, and that the hearer or reader make every effort to ascertain what is being said… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Coca-Cola has done it. The U. S. Postal Service has too. Virtually every organization alters its logo, reformulates its product or changes its name from time to time in order to present a positive, up-to-date public image. What about us? Has the time come to “get over” the Reformation, leave Luther to the pages of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Outside Lutheran circles the name “Lutheran” has very little respect. The lack of respect is largely die to a lack of understanding. Because of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) some associate “Lutheran” with the tenets of liberal theology or social gospel. Therefore we are compelled to explain what it means to be Lutheran… Read More »Month Archive Read More