PUDDLES OF TROUBLE Troubles, troubles, troubles. While walking down the sidewalk of life, we’re constantly stepping into puddles of trouble. Life can seem to be an on-going series of problems, and sorrows, and tragedies. Yes,… 

Do you think that miracles still happen in our world today? According to one poll, the vast majority of Americans, 82% of them, answered: Yes. Though one doesn’t know what some consider “miraculous,” the 82%… 

There has been a series of TV commercials running for several years entitled “The More You Know.” It tries to impress upon parents and young people the importance of education. It suggests that with enough… 

Immanuel Lutheran School Mankato, Minnesota At the graduation service at Immanuel, Mankato (2:30 p.m., Sunday, June 6th) seventeen 8th graders and eleven 12th graders were recognized for successfully completing the required courses. Five “sibling sets”… 

Immanuel Lutheran College Eau Claire, Wisconsin In my view from a seat near the rear of the Fieldhouse at ILC, the ebullient crowd needed to be shushed into the listening mode for an experience that… 

* DAILY DEVOTIONS “I’d rather read these devotions than the Bible!” — “I like his comparisons!” — “It’s as good as reading Zorn’s Manna or Meditations” — “You don’t know what you’re missing!” Such are… 

My Courage Hymn #206, v. 2 Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-19 Believers have always gotten a bum rap. We are perceived as weak because Jesus said, “Blessed are the meek.” We are also perceived as… 

My wife loves the times when she has the opportunity to sit down for coffee with friends. I don’t know exactly what they talk about–I suppose it’s about kids, or school, or maybe about how… 

CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE IN AND WITH CHRIST Much can be learned about Christian marriage by observing one in action–especially from within the perspective of the Christian family. How blessed are those children who are reared in…