Installations In accord with our usage and order, Seth Schaller, who was called by Messiah congregation of Eau Claire, Wis. to serve as Principal and teacher of grades 7 & 8 in its school, was installed on June 14, 1998. –Pastor Paul Tiefel In accord with our usage and order, Barb Gurgel, who was called… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Chancel Triptych As part of its new church, Berea Lutheran of Inver Grove Heights, Minn. asked one of its members, Jim Doring, to develop a chancel wall design to cover several organ and audio speakers. With the help of his family, Jim designed and built what is pictured and described below. The three panels behind… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Part Three: Koinonia Means Sharing Of the church in Jerusalem we are told that they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers (cf. Acts 2:42). This showed that they had a splendid unity in Christ. The common denominator among them was Jesus, their unifying, sharing factor.… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Standing Fast In the Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Chapter 5:1-15 The Razor’s Edge Of Religion In Rocky Mountain National Park there lies a ‘razor’s edge’–a portion of the Continental Divide. You know the time-worn explanation of this ‘divide’: if a raindrop falls on the Continental Divide, it will either… Read More »Month Archive Read More

“Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD” (Genesis 6:8). In what is one of the most fascinating accounts in all of Scripture, Noah and his family were the sole survivors of the great deluge. But even more amazing than their physical survival through the flood, is their spiritual survival before the flood. In… Read More »Month Archive Read More

‘If You Don’t Use It, You’ll Lose It’ This statement was overheard recently in a hospital. For the patient it seemed too soon after surgery to be getting out of bed and trying to walk up and down the hallway. He would have preferred to lie in bed a few more days resting. The therapist,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Baptism is a word which means to wash with or apply water. Christ directed His followers: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Mt. 28:19). We call this Christ’s Great Commission. Clothed In Christ’s Righteousness From… Read More »Month Archive Read More