Committed to loving self-submission. Read More
Year/Month: 2012/08
Praise God for this blessed teamwork! Read More
God’s counsels are rich, deep, and wide. Read More
Superstition is such a loser’s game. Read More
Adult instruction classes in Ephesus. Read More
Are we flesh-natured – or Spirit-natured? Read More
Spiritually bankrupt, or spiritually solvent? Read More
Which shall it be: slave or free? Read More
Religious ritualism is spiritual bondage. Read More
Abraham had the good, old-time religion! Read More
Jesus, Jesus; only Jesus! Read More
Not a victim but a target of God’s grace. Read More
God had made Paul very special. Read More
God will not allow us to become losers. Read More
God has redeemed us from such garbage. Read More
Let us enjoy our new, blessed life! Read More
God makes our life-style functional. Read More
Aliveness from/with God will trump death. Read More
Resurrection is not dream but reality! Read More
Motivation is ALL! Read More
Our unity Illustrated by human anatomy. Read More
He imparts Himself to us in His Supper. Read More
Our heart is the Spirit’s classroom. Read More
We are visible reflections of Jesus. Read More
We have privileged responsibilities. Read More
Do we see ourselves in this mirror? Read More
And as He stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me. For I am His and He is mine, bought with the precious blood of Christ. (‘In Christ Alone,’ arr. Keith Getty, Stuart Townsend) With such words as those above, the assembly which was gathered for the graduation service of Immanuel Lutheran High… Read More »Month Archive Read More
On October 18, 1920, Robert Warren Mackensen was God’s gift to Henry and Laura (Bohnsack) Mackensen who resided in Hammond, Indiana. His Savior granted him ninety-one years of grace. Brought up to know and confess Jesus as his Savior, Robert pursued the public ministry in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Preparations for becoming a Christian pastor… Read More »Month Archive Read More
75th Anniversary of the SMALCALD ARTICLES “…The Word of God shall establish articles of faith and no one else, not even an angel.” (Luther, SA, Part II, Art. II) “Now He commands all people everywhere to repent” (Acts 17:30). Read More
It has happened that in the process of pursuing a worthwhile goal something else happens which was also good. Several inventions have happened in such an “accidental” way. Play-Doh was initially marketed as wall-paper cleaner to get rid of soot from solid-fuel stoves. Post-It notes came about when one man who had concocted a “low-tack”… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Bible history includes accounts of some unusual military victories. The walls of Jericho fell at the sound of shouts and trumpet blasts. The Midianite army fled at the noise of trumpets blowing and pitchers breaking. God wanted His people to understand that their victories over their enemies were given to them, not won by them. Read More
Conservative talk show host Mark Levin has remarked that “there is simply no scientific or mathematical formula that defines conservatism.” The same, of course, is true for Christianity. Thus this writer asks your forbearance in suggesting the above devotional and spiritual formula for the Bible teachings about conversion, where five C’s represent five different values. Read More
In today’s fast-paced life, there are choices to be made–especially in how a family makes use of its time. While the summer months were once a time to catch your breath and take a vacation, they’re now a time for camps and sporting events. As summer turns to fall, the hectic back-to-school schedule resumes. Again,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Our Convention theme is: “Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Be steadfast and immovable … Always abounding in the Lord’s work.” So I decided to use the word “abounding” or “abundant” as a focal point for our devotions. In this first devotion we will consider the Scripture… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Choke off the little monsters of Satan! Read More