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…
“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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty A Hymn for the Opening of the Service #1 in The Lutheran Hymnal Above this first of the hymns in our hymnal stands the heading “Adoration,” a category that…
“For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more” — Luke 12:48 YOU ARE WELL EQUIPPED! The…
Christian Love Reflects A Debt Forgiven The evangelist Luke calls her “a certain woman in that town who was a sinner.” But as she stepped into the room that day her reputation preceded her. She…
