Installations In accord with our usage and order Karl Olmanson who was called by Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church and School of Mankato, Minnesota to teach in our Immanuel High School was installed on August 31, 1997. –Pastor L. D. Redlin In accord with our usage and order Michael Wheaton who was called by Immanuel Ev.… Read More »Month Archive Read More

When it comes to passing down the family occupation, the Rev. Bertram Naumann seems to know best. After all, four of Naumann’s six sons are pastors. The Naumanns reunited last week at the annual Pastoral Conference of the Church of the Lutheran Confession at Immanuel Lutheran College. Last month James Naumann became the fifth “Pastor… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Much of the controversy between evolutionists and creationists concerns the age of the earth and its fossils. Evolution, depending as it does on pure chance, requires an immense amount of time to stumble upon anything remotely approaching the complexity we see in even the simplest living things. For over 1200 years, geologists have attempted to… Read More »Month Archive Read More

* ELCA DECLARES FELLOWSHIP WITH NON-LUTHERANS You read in the secular press how the largest Lutheran synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), approved fellowship relations this summer with three major Reformed synods {the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, and the Reformed Church in America}. Now ELCA Lutherans can commune with,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

2. LUTHER AS PASTOR “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.” — John 10:27-28 As we read the history of the 16th century Reformation it is quite easy to… Read More »Month Archive Read More

The introits for Advent (The Lutheran Hymnal, pp. 54-55) have been written into poetic form by Gerhardt Mueller of Luther Memorial Church, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The hymn stanzas are written to be sung with the melody of O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee (TLH #58). The author, a choir director and retired teacher,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” — Philippians 3:20. Jesus’ Advent Exceeds All Expectations! What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen? Hollywood producers would like to make you think it’s the one opening soon in a theater near you. They saturate the airwaves and video tape rentals with “trailers,” that is, the previews for upcoming attractions.… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Thanksgiving is the day when we wonder if we’ll have enough. We bought a 20 pound turkey. Will it be enough to feed everyone? We plan on mashing a dozen potatoes, but what if that’s not enough? We baked three pies. But that might not be enough if Uncle John shows up. — Yet how… Read More »Month Archive Read More