The Transfiguration: The last painting by the Italian High Renaissance master Raphael. Commissioned by Cardinal Giulio de Medici (the later Pope Clement VII [1523-1534]) and conceived as an altarpiece for the Narbonne Cathedral in France, Raphael worked on it until his death in 1520. He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
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B R E A T H O F G O D
Written by David W. Bernthal | February, 2015
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If God truly gave us His Word in written form, as He has in the Bible, then what do we have with which to compare it? In a certain sense, we have all been inspired at one time or another. A moving poem, the birth of a child, a once-in-a-lifetime beautiful sunset, or a heartfelt… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“O all-embracing Mercy, O ever-open Door, What should we do without Thee When heart and eye run o’er? When all things seem against us, To drive us to despair, We know one gate is open, One ear will hear our prayer.” TLH 279:4 “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who… Read More »Month Archive Read More
…the same potential for disaster that faced the Israelites in the wilderness also faces us today. Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness, Where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, And saw… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Down through the centuries, the human relation of friendship has been greatly valued and cherished. Many are the quotes from the secular and religious world that sing the praises of it. In his book The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis writes the following about how highly those of old regarded friendship: “To the Ancients Friendship seemed… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Faithful doesn’t Always Mean Big. A top evangelical church planter pointed out the things that people (often falsely) identify as signs of success in a church: “. . . People showing up (above all else, this is the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
The answer to our question will ultimately come from the answer to another question: “What is my purpose for visiting the church?” In answering this question, we do well to start with what we mean by a church “of another denomination.” First of all, we are speaking of another Christian church—a church in which… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Johann Gerhard As we approach the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we take a brief look at the lives of some of the most influential and important Lutheran theologians. Johann Gerhard (1582-1637) was born into a well-to-do family of the minor nobility of the central German city of Quedlinburg. He seems to have been a… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Where is grandfather?” was the question I posed to one of his many grandchildren early on a Sunday morning. I wasn’t sure which one of the grandchildren I was asking, as there was a host of names which I couldn’t quite keep straight, but they all shared an unmistakable likeness to their family patriarch. Asking… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Messiah Lutheran Church—Hales Corners, Wisconsin
Written by Theodore Quade, Jr. | February, 2015
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Several of the pastors who have served Messiah Lutheran Church (Left to Right): Prof. John Ude, Prof. David Lau, Pastor Michael Eichstadt (current) and Prof. John Pfeiffer. Messiah Lutheran Church, in Hales Corners, Wisconsin, is one of the charter congregations of the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC). The first meeting of the group that… Read More »Month Archive Read More
February 2015 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; SC = Martin Luther’s Small Catechism; [ ] = Minor Festivals or commemorations in the Christian Church Year Feb 2 Luke 2:22-40 TLH 137 [The Presentation of Christ] Joseph, Mary, and Jesus heed the Law of Moses, and Simeon and Anna get… Read More »Month Archive Read More