REFORMATION AND RECONCILIATION
As the years have gone by, this festival which we know as Reformation has suffered from many distractions. For example, many even among our own people are more likely to think of October 31st as…
On Christ The Solid Rock
Late on October 31, 1517, Dr. Martin Luther nailed ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, a city in Saxony, Germany. Luther offered the theses for scholarly debate over the sale…
Announcements
Anniversary Zion Ev. Lutheran Church of Hidewood Township, S.Dak. will be celebrating its 100th anniversary with a special service on Sunday, October 17, 1999 at 4:00 p.m. The congregation has invited its former pastors who…
SMORGASBORD
* MARTIN GALSTAD, 1909-1999 (Pastor Rollin A. Reim, Reporter) Just short of his 90th birthday, Martin Galstad of Lake Hamilton, Fla., received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Wisconsin Lutheran College, where five…
Eighth in a Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)–
Psalm 128 “LORD, grant me the blessing of family happiness.” A Psalm of Comfort Psalm 128 Blessed is every one who fears the LORD, who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of…
Sixth and last in a series–
LIVING OUR FAITH IN CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE One of the great faith-challenges facing us as Christians is to live and practice our faith. Within Christian marriage this means translating the God-desired, ideal “love” of Ephesians chapter…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Built on the Rock the Church doth Stand A Hymn On and For the Church #467 in The Lutheran Hymnal The congregations of the Church of the Lutheran Confession worship in a variety of settings.…
Biblical Perspectives On The End Times
Second in a Series– THE LAND The Land What land? The Promised Land, the land that flowed with milk and honey (Ex. 3:8), the Land of Canaan that extended “from the river of Egypt to…
Studies in Ephesians
Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (See 3:8) Chapter 2:1-13 Our Rags To Riches Story (Christ is the Key) “All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags”–these words were Isaiah’s sharpened needle in the self-righteous balloon…
Parables Of The Master
Luke 14:7-11 A Precept Parable The opening verse says it’s a parable, but it just doesn’t read like a parable. It reads more like a set of precepts about good manners at a Jewish wedding…