From the Editor —
THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION — FORTY YEARS The delegates at the CLC’s synod convention 2000 will be taking special note of the fact that the synod they represent has reached the age of…
Biblical Perspectives On The End Times
Fourth in a Series– WHO IS A JEW? Some Answers Some Jews–within the Orthodox group–do not recognize other Jews as genuine Jews. Other Jews recognize all offspring of Jewish mothers as Jews. All Jews believe…
Tenth In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)
Psalm 130 “LORD, lift me up from the depths.” A Prayer Psalm Psalm 130 Out of the depths I have cried to You, O LORD; Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand A Hymn for the New Year #119 in The Lutheran Hymnal Awareness of God’s help in the past enables us to enter a new year with confidence. From…
An Epiphany Devotion–
The Gospel’s Effect In Our Lives The verb form (Greek) of the word Epiphany means to “show, make an appearance, reveal.” We already have had an epiphany of sorts at the New Year. What did…
Another New Year — Another Thousand Years!
Would you look at all those zeroes! With my old car I’ve seen a row of zeroes a couple of times. It wasn’t too surprising the first time, but then it happened again! That was…
Walking With God In The New Year
At this time of year in the northern hemisphere, we learn to walk carefully. Ice may cover a step, sidewalk, or the street. The mere mention of ice conjures up a threat of falling, possibly…
SMORGASBORD
* A TRADITION TO RE-ESTABLISH? Last Christmas one of our pastors put out, via an e-mail message, the following word of encouragement to his brothers in the CLC ministry. The good words speak to us…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) First Samuel Chapters Seventeen To Twenty David and Jonathan: A Formula for Friendship This past summer I had the privilege of speaking at my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary.…
Parables Of The Master
Luke 14:25-35 Cost-Counting The scenario is all too familiar. A young person with no significant or permanent income source is bombarded with almost irresistible offers from the credit card companies. “Buy now, pay later” is…