SMORGASBORD
* COMMANDMENTS FOR TODAY (from a recent Sunday bulletin of Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Pastor P. Fleischer) In a sermon a few weeks ago your pastor made reference to how lightly the ten commandments…
Looking Back in the Lutheran Spokesman
From July 1967 — WHAT IS A THEOLOGIAN? (by sainted Prof. Edmund Reim) — It may seem presumptuous to claim space in our Spokesman or to use up the time of our readers for a…
Studies In Galatians
Standing Fast In The Liberty By Which Christ Has Made Us Free (See 5:1) Chapter 2:1-10 DEFENDING THE GOSPEL As this is being written, the pastors of the CLC are packing their bulging briefcases, loaded…
The Transition of Power
This month of July witnesses the incorporation of Hong Kong into the People’s Republic of China. In 1999 Macao will be brought back in. The mainland continues to cast its eyes at the so-called “break…
Ask God To Bless Your Country
Without a doubt the most famous quote of President John F. Kennedy’s presidency is, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Centuries before JFK uttered…
Announcements
Minnesota Delegate Conference Date: Sunday, June 22, 1997 Time: 3:00 p.m. Place: Grace Ev. Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye Agenda: * The Role of a Congregational Board of Education — Mr. Mark Rehm * Encouraging Family…
The Lord Your God Will Help You
The Lord your God will help you In everything you ask. He’ll help you in your pleasure, And in each daily task. The Lord your God will help you In every passing hour; He’ll guard…
In Our CLC Classrooms —
Meet: Philip Strike Philip Strike began teaching at Holy Cross Lutheran School of Phoenix, Arizona in the fall of 1996. Philip, an alumnus of Immanuel Lutheran High School and Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wis.,…
“Oh, Sing to the LORD a New Song!”
Pastor John Hein, Our Redeemer’s, Red Wing, Minn. gives a shortened version of a sermon he preached to his congregation while the ILC Tour Choir was among the worshipers. “Oh, Sing to the LORD a…
SMORGASBORD
* IN OUR VIEW: A SAD ANNIVERSARY Those in the know in the world of Lutheranism are aware that the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LC-MS) is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 1997. No history of Lutheranism…