Understanding Our Faith
–Pastor Daniel Fleischer (From a series of bulletin articles) ” . . . Christ came as the King He was, though in lowliness–not as an earthly king to satisfy the dreams of men. He came…
JESUS, THE BENEFICENT ONE
“(Jesus) was delivered up because of our offenses, and was raised because of our justification” (Romans 4:25). This world was created perfect. At the end of the six days of creation, God said that everything…
The LORD brings an end to the ultimate TERRORISM
Ever since the great tragedy on September 11th, the single most talked about topic in the news has been the subject of terror or terrorism. On a daily basis without fail the media has been…
A MANDATE TO LOVE
For Jesus, Maundy Thursday was a night of intense temptation and bitter betrayal–a night when He faced the horrible fact that He would soon be cut off from His Father. Yet with all this pressing…
From Palm Sunday to Palm Eternity
Five days before His vicarious sacrifice for all sin and seven days before His victorious resurrection, Jesus entered Jerusalem to suffer and die according to His Father’s will. St. John recorded that a great multitude…
Announcements
Coordinating Council The Coordinating Council will meet at Immanuel Lutheran College in Eau Claire April 10, 11, 2002. Board meetings begin on the 7th or 8th of April according to the discretion of the respective…
CLC EXPLORATORY SERVICES
This is a list of “start-up” congregations who are being served by an off-site pastor. Some meet in homes, others in rented facilities. Also included is our CLC exploratory mission in Detroit, Michigan. Visitors are…
2001 CLC Teachers Conference
Last October the members of Holy Cross, Phoenix, Arizona opened their hearts and homes to the CLC Teachers’ Conference. Unlike the procedure of previous years, the conference began with a Sunday morning worship/communion service. Pastor…
FROM A PASTOR’S DESK–
CAVING IN (PART II)? A few weeks back we wrote something in our church bulletin (cf. January, Lutheran Spokesman, p. 16) in which we took exception to what a local pastor wrote in the clergy…
Understanding Our Faith
–Pastor Daniel Fleischer (From a series of bulletin articles) “Is religious practice after a disaster an effort to appease God? Why is religion after a disaster important, if it isn’t important when there is no…