SECOND COMING OF JESUS CHRIST How often hasn’t it been said, “Well, at least it’s not the end of the world!”? This statement is generally made to console someone going through difficult times. The kind…
It was December 1941. Two noteworthy things were about to happen within hours of each other. First, there was the kick-off of the first-ever National Bible Week, which was to begin on Monday, December 8th.…
“The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.” (John 10:25) But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was…
ENCOUNTERS OF A SPIRITUAL KIND Last of a series of ten There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to…
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS (THIRD of four) JUSTUS JONAS “My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.” (Psalm 119:148 NIV) Some people have an exceptional…
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS (FOURTH of four) Lucas Cranach (The Elder) “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ…
Not long after retiring and relocating to another city, this writer had a backyard “over the fence” (literally) get-acquainted visit with a next-door neighbor. Upon my mentioning that I was a retired Lutheran minister, the…
Professor Paul Schaller • Eau Claire, Wisconsin “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” (John 6:9) When Jesus proposed to…
Installations In accord with our usage and order, Joel Fleischer, who was called by Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls, S.Dak. to be its pastor, was installed on September 28, 2014. Pastor John Hein…
Heavenly Father, hear our prayers and accept our praises for Jesus’ sake. Amen.
What we see and hear this day is a wondrous thing. The fact that this school exists is wondrous. The fact that you are here is wondrous. The fact that there are teachers and staff is wondrous. Most wondrous of all is the fact that this school, its students, faculty, and staff have the Word of God with its gospel of salvation.
