THE SORROW AND THE JOY OF GETHSEMANE
A Christian cannot be unmoved when contemplating the scene presented in Gethsemane. Here we behold our beloved Lord Jesus in an agony so intense that His sweat became great drops of blood falling to the…
“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
It was a long journey. They had traveled to Judea from every direction of the Mediterranean world. The descendants of Abraham were required to attend the great Passover Festival in Jerusalem at least once in…
Announcements
Installation In accord with our usage and order, Jay Hartmann, who was called by Peace Lutheran Church of Mission, S.Dak. and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of White River, S.Dak. to be their pastor, was installed…
Book Review
Dr. Dobson: Turning Hearts Toward Home: The Life and Principles of America’s Family Advocate, by Rolf Zettersten, Word Publ., 1989. (Reviewer: Prof. Em. Paul R. Koch, Spokesman assistant editor; this review first appeared in the…
CLC EXPLORATORY SERVICES
This is a list of “start-up” congregations who are being served by an off-site pastor. Some meet in homes, others in rented facilities. Also included are our two CLC exploratory missions in Gold Canyon, Ariz.…
SMORGASBORD
* EXCERPT FROM A NIGERIAN JOURNAL Even as wife Celeste kept a diary (many of our readers have enjoyed the book A Peek Into My Nigerian Diary), so did the missionary himself. Pastor Norbert Reim…
Second In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze)–
Psalm 121 “LORD, You are my almighty Guardian. In You will I put my trust.” A Psalm of Comfort Psalm 121 I will lift up my eyes to the hills–from whence comes my help? My…
The Good Samaritan — A Persuasion Parable
“What must I do to inherit eternal life?” might be a good test question for instruction class–as the Christian pastor leads a soul to the arms of Jesus–but the expert in Jewish legalities who asked…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Judges Chapters Thirteen Through Sixteen Samson: Sun-like, but not Son-like There are only a few individuals in the Scriptures who had their births foretold by heavenly messengers. John…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross A Good Friday Hymn #175 in The Lutheran Hymnal “Give us something better, young man!” That stern rebuke launched Isaac Watts, then only 18 years old, into the work…