Great Lakes Pastoral Conference Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 1998 Saginaw, Michigan Agenda: * Eschatology of Daniel -- Paul F. Nolting * A Review of Basic Hermeneutical Principles -- Pastor Mark Bernthal * Church History, Council of Nicaea or Post Nicene Era -- Pastor John Johannes * When is a Catechumen Ready for Confirmation? -- Pastor Arthur… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1998/08
This is a list of “start-up” congregations who are being served by an off-site pastor. Some meet in homes, others in rented facilities. Also included are our two CLC exploratory missions in Gold Canyon, Ariz. and Grand Rapids/Cadillac, Mich. Visitors are warmly welcomed. Those who are considering a move, or are just traveling through the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
* PRESERVING INNOCENCE — (Adapted from the Newsletter of Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minn. Paul Fleischer is pastor.) I read an article recently called “Preserving Innocence.” The article addressed the fact that our children are increasingly exposed to the ways of the world. It described our day as “an age when anything goes.” With… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-46 Kingdom Truths We have discovered that the thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel is plumb full of kingdom-of-heaven parables. Anyone interested in God’s things can here acquire a better grasp of kingdom truths, for such was Jesus’ intent in this girdle of parables that produces a midriff bulge in Matthew’s Gospel. The Mustard… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Joshua Chapters Ten Through Twenty-four Joshua’s Victories And Last Days On any list of successful generals of ancient times, you would be sure to find certain familiar names such as Alexander the Great, perhaps, and Julius Caesar. But there is one name that you probably would not find… Read More »Month Archive Read More
(*Elected or re-elected at this Convention) CLC Officers President: The Rev. Daniel Fleischer* V.President: The Rev. Elton Hallauer* Secretary: The Rev. James Albrecht* Moderator: Prof. Ronald Roehl* Board of Missions Mr. Peter Krafft (2000) Pastor Michael Eichstadt (2000) Pastor Bruce Naumann (2002)* Mr. Jack Mayhew (2002)* Board of Regents The Rev. Mark Bernthal (2000) Mr.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Prof. Joseph Lau (Convention Chronicles) and Pastor James Albrecht (CLC Secretary). The Fellowship Of Kindred Minds INSTRUCTION AND INSPIRATION The tone of the 1998 CLC Convention was set by the devotions and the essays. Which is to say, the tone for the convention was set by Scripture itself as, throughout the week, pastors and lay-delegates… Read More »Month Archive Read More
It is almost time to send my youngest, the last of my four beautiful daughters, out into the world. Every parent surely must wonder, as I do: “Is my child ready to face the world? Is my child ready to go out there on his/her own?” My child is five years old and will only… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.… Read More »Month Archive Read More