March 14-19
14 2 Peter 3:3-13-THL 321 God is delaying so as to save more souls. 15 Revelation 22:10-20– THL 264 Many drown in the deluge of worldliness. 16 Matthew 4:1-11– THL 152 Why was Jesus always…
March 7-12
7 Matthew 14:22-33 – THL 233 Without Jesus life is a rough trip. 8 John 4:15-26– THL 276 Jesus was surely getting personal! 9 Ash Wed: Matthew 24:32-44 – THL 611 Our world’s final calendar…
Surveying the Wondrous Cross
We are entering what many consider to be their favorite season of the church year – the season of Lent.
Isn’t it interesting that some appreciate the somber season of Lent more than the excitement of a newborn Savior at Christmas? Or the exuberant joy of victory over death at Easter? Without Lent Christmas would be irrelevant; without Lent we would not know the full joy of Easter.
Announcements
Installation: In accord with our usage and order, David Baker, who was called by Redeemer Lutheran Church, Red Wing, Minn., to be its pastor, was installed on December 5, 2010. Professor John Ude of Immanuel…
Editors Note: An “Open Door” in Australia
Read Article – An “Open Door” in Australia From the Editor: * We thank Pastor Em. Daniel Fleischer, Oakdale, Minn. for this report; Pastor Fleischer, who pastored a number of CLC congregations from 1963-2010 (and…
An “Open Door” in Australia!
For fifty years the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) has existed as a confessional Lutheran Church whose single purpose it is to be a Christian church that proclaims the saving gospel of Jesus Christ…
A Faithful God — A Faithful Word
2 Timothy 2:13-18 We know that God is almighty and that with Him nothing is impossible. Yet can it be that there is something God cannot do? “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God,…
Pessimism or Realism?
As witnesses to the love of God in Christ Jesus and as bearers of the Word of God — the substance of which is the message of that love — Christ-believers can be nothing but…
Editor Note: The Huntsman
Read the Article: The Huntsman Dear readers: The unusual linguistic approach in this article is not common fare on these pages. However, to our thinking it is quite an effective way to convey particular spiritual truth(s)—in…
The Huntsman
A first-person Lenten parable on contrition and repentance
It appeared to be such a splendid day.
Light filtered through the overhanging boughs showing well the path I trod. The sounds of the forest held no warning. The cheerful song of birds, the droning of some busy insects, the rustling of branches as a gentle wind came through, but then I heard it though faintly, but with an increasing tenor.