Note To Subscribers: All individual subscriptions for the Lutheran Spokesman now have the common renewal date of December. (These are distinguished from congregational bulk subscriptions which expire in June.) Any subscriptions started during the year…
“Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, because of Your mercy and because of Your truth” (Ps. 115:1). It was on these words that the Rev. L. W.…
* BROADENING THE BASE Instead of being called “Editor’s Smorgasboard” this occasional column with comments on happenings in the church and the world will be broadened by dropping the first word. The intention is to…
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) The Book Of Job LESSONS FROM JOB A tragic car accident leaves its victim paralyzed for life. A young man finds out he has terminal cancer. An expectant…
REFORMATION’S EFFECT ON APPRECIATION OF CHRISTMAS BLESSING “God has stooped to speak heavenly truths in human words, so that we might know the riches of His grace…” The nature of such a publication as the…
Advent Devotion Two opposing concepts in Scripture, oddly enough, have something in common. One concept is “sinfulness.” The other is “holiness.” That they are opposites is obvious. What they have in common is that both…
On the compound where our missionary lives in Nigeria there is a tall and stately tree called the “Queen of the Night.” It’s a name well-deserved. Once the sun has set and the countryside is…
The people who handle sweepstakes contests seem to know a lot about the way Americans celebrate Christmas. As you read this article, millions of entry-forms have already been addressed, bundled, and are now waiting to…
Gold Canyon, Arizona Worship services for those visiting or living in the east valley of the Phoenix metro area (Mesa, Apache Junction, Gold Canyon) are being held every Sunday evening at 6:30 in the Gold…
(Pastor Hein is one of the graduates from our Immanuel Seminary this past Spring. The information which follows was gleaned from the installation bulletin — Ed.) Born on April 19, 1966, John Paul Hein was…
