ILC School Opening —
Induction of Four New Professors Opening ceremonies at Immanuel Lutheran College on August 26 reminded me of Jesus’ question to His disciples: “When I sent you . . . lacked ye anything?” And they said:…
ILC School Opening —
After The Death of Luther —
How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten Parts) Part Ten (conclusion) Lessons From The Formula Of Concord Era The years after Luther’s death in 1546 are worth studying as a backdrop for the Formula…
“New Creatures In Christ”
(2 Cor. 5:17) Studies in Second Corinthians Please read Chapter 11 MORE OF PAUL’S “FOOLISHNESS” May God grant us pious pastors,” prayed the synod president at a convention. It was a fervent petition. Vivid in…
As Revealed By Scripture–
The Devil #2 The Power Of The Devil Last month’s article on the Devil had some bad news: The Devil is real; he’s against God; he’s our enemy. The good news is that Satan is…
Your Thanksgiving A Dim Memory?
Why? Why? Why? THis question echoes through Psalm 42 and through many of the Psalms as the child of God under pressure cries out to his God. Thirsting For God Things have happened in the…
“I wish Everything Was Perfect!”
“I wish I could be rid of my sinful flesh once and for all! Then everything would be perfect!” Such thoughts are not foreign to believers. As the child of God looks about this world,…
Announcements
West Central Pastoral Conference Date: September 17-19, 1996 Place: Berea Ev. Lutheran Church, Sioux falls, SD Agenda: 1) Old Testament Exegesis: Psalm 128 — Pastor Jay Hartmann 2) New Testament Exegesis: Romans 6:15-23 — Pastor…
Two New Congregations In Our Synod Family
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church Golden, Colorado St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church is located just west of Denver in Golden, Colorado–settled in a valley between two table mesas on the east and the foothills of…
LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT
“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Genesis Chapters Forty-five Through Fifty Jacob’s Move To Egypt Jacob had had a hard life. The flight from his brother, the deception of his uncle Laban, the loss…
Evolution A Theory, A Fact, Or A Law?
Or, None Of The Above? I have heard many Christians say that evolution doesn’t concern them because, after all, it’s “only a theory.” Presumably they think that the word “theory” means about the same thing…