Minnesota Pastoral Conference Place: Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes, Minn. Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, October 26-27, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday Agenda: * Old Testament Exegesis, Obadiah -- Pastor Wayne Eichstadt * New Testament Exegesis, 2 Thessalonians 1:6ff -- Pastor Stephen Kurtzahn * A study of issues related to dying which could be assembled into… Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 1999/08
* ‘THE END TIMES’ — With the impending turn of both the century and the millennium, we wanted to offer something on these pages touching on eschatology, or the “End Times.” Once again we see how the Lord provides. Retired Pastor Paul F. Nolting has, over his years of ministry, made this subject a special… Month Archive Read More
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… Month Archive Read More
Through the Day Thy Love Hath Spared Us An Evening Hymn #553 in The Lutheran Hymnal From the human perspective King David had every reason to suffer from insomnia. His beloved albeit traitorous son Absalom had deposed him from being king of Israel and was reigning in his stead in Jerusalem. David himself had been… Month Archive Read More
Psalm 127 “LORD, bless my undertakings with success.” A Psalm of Instruction Psalm 127 Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the LORD guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the… Month Archive Read More
THE MILLENNIUM One Thousand Years This numerical expression occurs six times in the first seven verses of Revelation 20. It occurs in only two other places in the Bible: “For a thousand years in Your sight are like yesterday when it is past, and like a watch in the night” (Ps. 90:4), and “Beloved, do… Month Archive Read More
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Samuel Chapter Sixteen David Anointed King Things were not looking good for the Israelites. Saul, their first king, whose reign had begun with such promise, had disobeyed and turned against God. Saul, the earthly king they had pleaded with God to let them have, would not have… Month Archive Read More
PUDDLES OF TROUBLE Troubles, troubles, troubles. While walking down the sidewalk of life, we’re constantly stepping into puddles of trouble. Life can seem to be an on-going series of problems, and sorrows, and tragedies. Yes, even for the Christian, the troubles of life can at times appear to be overwhelming. After forty days and forty… Month Archive Read More
Do you think that miracles still happen in our world today? According to one poll, the vast majority of Americans, 82% of them, answered: Yes. Though one doesn’t know what some consider “miraculous,” the 82% are, nevertheless, correct. Everyday, perhaps without ever realizing it, we are witnesses to amazing miracles of God’s power. Just the… Month Archive Read More
There has been a series of TV commercials running for several years entitled “The More You Know.” It tries to impress upon parents and young people the importance of education. It suggests that with enough education we can overcome all problems. The solution to the drug problem is education. The solution to teen pregnancy is… Month Archive Read More