Parables Of The Master
Luke 16:19-31 The Rich Man And Lazarus Here our Savior gives us a view beyond the grave. He reveals that bodily death is but introduction to eternity; that the very person separated from the body…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Second Samuel, Chapters Fourteen through Nineteen A Son Of David “Thus says the Lord: “‘behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. . .…
WHAT IS LOVE???
What do you know about love? we say it a lot: “I love you.” Husbands say it to wives, wives to husbands; children say it to parents, parents say it to children. People say it…
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
As the word Christian means different things to different people, so also does the term Christian education. Many of the catalogues advertising Christian schools will say that they are “Christ-centered” and “Bible-based.” That certainly sounds…
Announcements
“Holy Scripture On Christian Marriage” A helpful series of articles under this title appeared in the Lutheran Spokesman between November 1998 and September 1999. The six articles written by Pastor David Schierenbeck, Berea Lutheran Church,…
The ‘Black Hills Camping Trip’–
The Other Camp You’ve heard of Camp Roughrider north of Jamestown, North Dakota. You know about the youth camp on the ILC campus in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. You probably have even heard of the CLC…
Historical Markings
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? On Tuesday morning, September 8, 1959, the high school opened its doors for registration. The enrollment numbered twenty-four–twelve freshmen, three sophomores, four juniors, and five seniors. Professor…
Fortieth Anniversary Historical Vignettes
vignette (vin-yet’), n. 1. short literary essay; sketch vignettist (vin-yet’ist), n. a maker of vignettes, painter, photographer, or writer Dateline: Sleepy Eye, Minnesota PASTOR ROLLIN A. REIM, VIGNETTIST A short anecdote: A year after the…
Biblical Perspectives On The End Times
Seventh in a Series– THE ANTICHRIST (Part 2) PAPAM ESSE IPSUM VERUM ANTICHRISTUM — “THE POPE IS THE VERY ANTICHRIST” Smalcald Articles “This teaching shows forcefully that the Pope is the very Antichrist, who has…
Studies In Ephesians
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 4:1-16 True “Unity In Diversity” “Unity in Diversity” is the rallying cry in most of today’s churches. What is meant by this ecumenical motto is that…