Installations In accord with our usage and order, Neil Bernthal, who was called by Immanuel Lutheran congregation of Winter Haven, Fla. to serve as teacher in its school was installed on July 15, 2001. –Pastor John Schierenbeck In accord with our usage and order, Rachel Pfeiffer, who was assigned by the Call Committee for Graduates… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2001/09
* “PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT” Many of our readers are aware of the fact that the CLC General Pastoral Conference was held at our Eau Claire, Wisconsin school over the course of three days last June (12th-14th). Occupying most of the time, study, and discussion at this particular conference was the matter of organizations with religious elements… 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 Ninth in a Series– Instruction from God’s Word (Continued) The Gospel Sometimes the Scripture readings are preceded by a few words of explanation. This is done to prepare the hearers for what they are about to hear… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Matthew 21:28-32 The two sons with attitude problems In this parable Jesus addresses one problem, and one problem only; it’s attitude. The chief priests and the elders of the people (v.23)–probably all of them Pharisees (v.45)–had a warped attitude toward themselves, God, John, Jesus, the tax collectors and harlots, and the Kingdom of God. The… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“That we might have hope” (Romans 15:4) First Kings, Chapter Seventeen Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath Through the prophet Elijah the Lord let King Ahab know that a drought was coming. This drought, brought on by Ahab’s harlotry with false gods, caused hardship for the believer as well as the unbeliever. The Lord provided… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Football And Faith If spring is the time when a young man’s fancies turn to . . . , then fall is the season when watching the great American pastime of football takes over the spare time of many armchair quarterbacks. In tough times and in good, Americans have found escape and enjoyment in sports–playing,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Mark Twain once opined that “soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.” The world chuckled, but not Solomon. “A wise man will hear and increase learning. . . . But fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Prov. 1:5,7). Our Lord Jesus was no fool,… Read More »Month Archive Read More