The CLC Foundation To: "inform the membership of the CLC of the existence and purpose of the Foundation Which is: "to provide the means for the CLC to administer special gifts and bequests given by members of the CLC for the Work of the Kingdom of God, "usually for longer-range rather than current purposes. Gifts… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2001/03
“Why are you traveling all the way back to the Midwest?” “A teachers’ conference at the beginning of the school year?” “There are only fifty teachers at a national conference?” These are some of the questions I hear from incoming parents as we present the school calendar. At times I find it difficult to explain… Read More »Month Archive Read More
FACING HOMOSEXUALITY (Part 3 of 5) In part 2 of this series we spoke of Scripture’s identification of homosexuality as a sin. In part 3 we will explore the variety of ways in which great effort is taken to make this sin acceptable. A Planned Effort The prevalence of homosexuality in modern culture didn’t happen… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil;… Read More »Month Archive Read More
"Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker." Psalm 95:6 Third in a Series– As The Service Begins A Point Of Emphasis As a pastor organizes a worship service, he does so with the worshipers in mind. It is planned with a desire to help supply the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Luke 18:9-14 The Pharisee and the Publican Sometimes we enjoy this parable more than we should, for we are tempted to feel superior to the bloated Pharisee and suffer little compassion over his spiritual cancer. Our Savior did not create the parable in order for us to despise the braggart or admire the humble IRS… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 5:8-14 WALK AS CHILDREN OF LIGHT (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 5:8-14.) The book of Ephesians is a letter of pure grace, focusing its readers on Christ as the only source of a sinner’s election (1:4), redemption (1:7), and conversion (2:1). “For by grace… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Jesus, I Will Ponder Now A Hymn For Lent #140 in The Lutheran Hymnal Although his life didn’t go as his father had wanted, the perspective that Sigismund von Birken gained through his study has proved to be good for us today. Born in 1626 and raised in a pastor’s family, he was forced to… Read More »Month Archive Read More
THE BEST WAY TO DIE Take another look at the cross. It was the best way for Jesus to die. Crucifixion turns out to be, by far, the best way for other people to die! Seriously. Let’s go to the cross on Calvary and find out. In Luke chapter 23 you hear Jesus make two… Read More »Month Archive Read More
News Anchor: "We go now 'live' to Jerusalem. Describe the scene there for us if you can." Reporter: "Well, Dan, it's really quite a scene. A man from Nazareth has been beaten bloody by the Roman governor in Jerusalem in an apparent effort to appease this angry crowd." News Anchor: "Pathetic pictures indeed. Who is… Read More »Month Archive Read More
(Zechariah 12:10) It is a long way from our home to Jerusalem. My family and I made this journey because we desire, at least once, to celebrate the Passover in this city. Though we are not Jews, we have come to faith in the God named Jehovah. As we approach the city this Friday morning,… Read More »Month Archive Read More