Leland L. Grams 1919 – 1997
Once a young pastor, discouraged by the burdens of the ministry, asked an older, more experienced fellow-pastor if he ever felt like quitting. Leland Grams replied, “No, except for every day!” There was a twinkle…
NOTE: This material was originally prepared for a tract at the request
of the Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference, October 1997. Part One appeared last month. “THE MILLENNIUM” –Let’s Enjoy It Now! (Part 2) What would this divinely controlled period (of the “millennium”) be? What would be its…
Reformation Vignettes
4. LUTHER AS HYMNIST “Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song, and His praise in the congregation of the saints.” — Psalm 149:1 There is no question about it, Martin Luther is…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Numbers Chapters Twenty-two Through Twenty-four A False Prophet And His Donkey In this interesting Old Testament account from the book of Numbers we are introduced to Balaam and…
God’s Angels Defend, Guard, And Protect
One of these days a new computer icon will replace the Help resource; with a flutter of cyber wings this electronic genie will encourage the keyboard novice to at least give Angel a try. Television…
TWO SIDES OF GOD
Bible passages that describe the love of God or the grace of God are the most comforting statements one could hope to find in the Word of God. Consider as an example: “We have known…
Announcements
Late Acknowledgement The author of the article “More Than Enough” (November 1997 Lutheran Spokesman) gratefully acknowledges the following as a helpful source for his article: “For Such a Time as This” (Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House).…
1997 CLC Teachers’ Conference
Our CLC teachers converged on Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota for the annual Teachers’ Conference at Berea Ev. Lutheran Church and School on October 15-17. The weather was wonderful and the hospitality of the Berea family…
“Over 20 members of Calvary Lutheran Church, Marquette, Michigan
worked together almost around the clock–in the weeks before Pastor David Reim left for Vernon, British Columbia–to complete a large stained glass project that had been in planning for almost a year. The excitement built…
The following material was originally prepared for a tract at the
request the Pacific Coast Pastoral Conference, October 1997. For reasons of space we divide it into two parts. “THE MILLENNIUM” — Let’s Enjoy It Now! (Part I) Will we enter a golden age when the…