A Universal King Of Lasting Peace
Having seen His star in the East, certain Magi came to pay special homage to an infant King in the little town of Bethlehem. There are important questions concerning this King that need to be…
A Universal King Of Lasting Peace
Announcements
Installations In accord with our usage and order, Mark Gurath, who was called by Messiah Lutheran Church of Eau Claire, Wis. to serve as pastor at its preaching station in the greater LaCrosse area, was…
–New Preaching Station
Back “on-line” For over a year, a half-dozen Christian households in the Onalaska/Brice Prairie area (suburban LaCrosse, Wis.) had been deprived of their CLC home-page. That is, when St. Mark’s of Onalaska left the CLC…
Parables Of The Master
Matthew 18:21-35 On Extravagance — And Its Lack You will never be sinned against by anyone the way in which you have sinned against God. No one will ever commit the number of sins against…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Judges Chapters Two Through Seven Victorious Against Impossible Odds After the death of Joshua, the Israelites failed to get rid of all the heathen people in the Promised…
SMORGASBORD
*OLD NEWS–BUT STILL GOOD NEWS (Paul R. Koch, taken from the Messiah, Eau Claire newsletter, the Messenger, Christmas issue, 1997) We suffer no shortage of access to news in our society–by papers, magazines, television, and…
“O Sing Unto The Lord”
Daily Bible Readings 1999 The Spokesman extends hearty thanks to Pastor Roland H. Gurgel for these devotional readings for the coming year. The overall theme chosen for these readings is: “O sing unto the Lord.”…
Appreciating Our Lutheran Hymns
Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful A Christmas Hymn #102 in The Lutheran Hymnal As familiar and well-loved as this hymn has become, there is surprisingly little known of its origin. The Latin poem “Adeste, Fideles”…
A CHRISTMAS TREE FOR BABY JESUS
It’s become a tradition in our family to go out hunting in the woods for our Christmas tree. In specified areas of the Black Hills the Forest Service will let you cut down an evergreen…
A Christmas Message from our CLC President–
“The Fullness Of Time” As happens frequently the editor must remind yours truly of the upcoming deadline for submission of an article. So in the beginning of November came the reminder that the Christmas article…