Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church–
New CLC Church In Texas Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is an assembly of believers who gather around the Word of God. In 1997 a group of believers inquired of Rev. L. D. Redlin…
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: Coloma, Michigan WALTER ‘BUD’ REINHARDT, VIGNETTIST Celebrating forty years of Faith congregation in Coloma, Michigan…
Historical Markings
Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going? “CONSTITUTING CONVENTION AT WATERTOWN, SD AND SLEEPY EYE, MN “I. Convention at Watertown, South Dakota — August 9-12, 1960 “As an outgrowth and culmination of many meetings…
SEEKING ANSWERS
(Adapted from a recent bulletin article of Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota. Paul Fleischer is pastor.) WHAT ABOUT THE ‘ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR’? Our local paper recently carried the story of the…
Parables Of The Master
The Lost Son And The Elder Brother The parable of the prodigal or lost son is perhaps the most well-known and touching of Jesus’ many parables. It touches the heart of every mother and father…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Come, Oh, Come, Thou Quickening Spirit A Pentecost Hymn #226 in The Lutheran Hymnal The Orders of Morning Service in The Lutheran Hymnal begin with this direction: “A hymn of invocation of the Holy Ghost…
Editor’s note:
Not long ago, on one of the CLC e-mail forums, there was an exchange on the subject of what a Christian might say to another who is experiencing some great trial or testing of faith.…
Last In a Series (from an essay by Thomas Schuetze) —
Psalm 134 “LORD, bless Your pastors and bless Your people” A Psalm of Instruction Psalm 134 Behold, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the…
A Father’s Day Meditation–
HUMBLE FATHERS “He’s the proud father of a new baby girl.” This is the sort of thing we often say of the father when a baby is born. And it is not a bad thing…
ONE HILL HOLDS LIFE
It’s a clear day up here in the Northwest. Within a few hours’ drive are dozens of beautiful mountains in the Cascade Range, which stretches from British Columbia right out through Washington State. They are…