Meet Pastor Matthew Gurath
Matthew James Gurath was born on June 19, 1975 in Fond du Lac, Wis. to David and Carol Gurath. Throughout all the years of grade school, he was blessed with a Christian education at Luther…
Gene Schreyer Retires
On June 11, 2000 Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, Minnesota celebrated Mr. Gene Schreyer’s teaching ministry in its Lutheran High School. The following information comes by adaptation from the celebration folder. — Editor Gene was born…
Pastor Bertram Naumann Retires
(The following information is drawn from an address delivered at a retirement dinner for the celebrant–by his eldest son, Pastor Paul Naumann–at Redemption Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, Washington on May 28. The son’s comments are in…
Celebration at Bethel Lutheran Church, Morris, Minnesota–
Fifty Years In The Public Ministry This past summer marked fifty years in our Lord’s service for Pastor Elton A. Hallauer, pastor of Bethel Ev. Lutheran Church, Morris, and Peace Ev. Lutheran Church, Parkers Prairie,…
Historical Markings
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? (Editor’s note: The following excerpt reveals that literally “from the beginning” the new synod–yet in its earliest formative stage–placed the matter of missions on the front burner.…
COMPLETE AGREEMENT IN DOCTRINE AND PRACTICE (1 Cor. 1:10)
(The Scriptural Requirement for the Practice of Church Fellowship) or The Wisconsin Synod’s Confession–What Is It? by Joel N. Krafft From the editor: The following Review first appeared in the CLC’s Journal of Theology, June…
Biblical Perspectives On The End Times
Eighth in a series– THE GREAT TRIBULATION (Part I) Popular Conception In the popular endtime fiction of our day, “the great tribulation” is the name given to the seven-year period between the “rapture” of the…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Now Thank We All our God A Hymn of Worship and Praise #36 in The Lutheran Hymnal My parents used to have a couple of record albums of a comedy act called “The Bickersons.” It…
‘We worship Thee, God of our fathers . . . ‘
–The devotional reading for November 25, 1999 in the booklet prepared by Pastor Roland H. Gurgel, at the time pastor at Minnesota churches Faith Lutheran Church, Nicollet and Faith Lutheran Church, New Ulm. Pastor Gurgel…
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good
(Ps. 34:8) When we lived in Marquette, Michigan, the Apple Man would come with a truck load of apples to sell. He didn’t try to convince us to buy some by TELLING us how fresh…