THE DEVIL YOU SAY!
Men don’t believe in a Devil now, as their fathers used to do. They’ve forced the door of the broadest creed, To let “His Majesty” through. There isn’t a print of his cloven hoof, or…
Parables Of The Master
Matthew 13:47-52 The Dragnet Jesus used the picture of a dragnet in a parable explaining the mystery of the kingdom of God. To a Midwestern boy raised in the fifties, “Dragnet” was a TV show…
‘CHURCH UNITY IS AN ISSUE OF INTEGRITY’
(Note: The following letter was written to the editor of the Austin {Minn.} Daily Herald, July 15, 1998 by the Rev. Stephen Kurtzahn; it was a response to an article by a Roman Catholic priest…
A Reformation message from our CLC President —
‘LUTHERAN’? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? Occasionally one is asked, “What religion are you?” Your immediate response might be, “Lutheran.” Sadly, in our day that is less and less a meaningful confession or witness because Lutheranism…
Why Lutherans Fight Over Doctrine
One of the complaints that is often leveled against conservative Lutherans is that we are much too polemical. “Polemic” comes from the Greek word “polemos” which means “war.” In plain English the contention is that…
LESSONS FROM PAST REFORMATIONS
Annually, when October 31 rolls around, Lutherans who are mindful of their religious heritage give thought to the reformation movement which took place in Germany during the 1500’s. Their remembrance of this significant event is…
Announcements
Installations In accord with our usage and order, Seth Schaller, who was called by Messiah congregation of Eau Claire, Wis. to serve as Principal and teacher of grades 7 & 8 in its school, was…
Special Effects at Berea, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota–
Chancel Triptych As part of its new church, Berea Lutheran of Inver Grove Heights, Minn. asked one of its members, Jim Doring, to develop a chancel wall design to cover several organ and audio speakers.…
STUDIES ON ‘FELLOWSHIP’ —
Part Three: Koinonia Means Sharing Of the church in Jerusalem we are told that they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers (cf. Acts 2:42). This…
Studies In Galatians
Standing Fast In the Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Chapter 5:1-15 The Razor’s Edge Of Religion In Rocky Mountain National Park there lies a ‘razor’s edge’–a portion of the Continental…