The End Of The Church Year
The Sunday after Thanksgiving introduces the season of Advent, a season of preparation for the celebration of the birth in the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we …
The Sunday after Thanksgiving introduces the season of Advent, a season of preparation for the celebration of the birth in the flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ. As we …
In the Lutheran Church we have traditionally celebrated Ascension and Pentecost together with the festivals of Christmas and Easter. We like to believe that Pentecost is still celebrated in …
October 31 is Reformation Day. The principles of the Reformation are treasured by Lutherans who appreciate the blessing that the Heavenly Father worked through His servant Martin Luther. Those …
Vicarious – Substitutionary Atonement – things made right (“at-one”-ment) between God and man. We regretfully suspect that the subject of the vicarious atonement is one that is not heard much …
As you read this it is just a few weeks until Christmas. You have been, or will be busy, increasingly so, preparing for Christmas. So how is your preparation …
Fifty days after Easter is Pentecost. The world does not celebrate Pentecost. It has already defiled the two main festivals in the Christian Church, Christmas and Easter. It does …
Many of us are breathing a deep sigh of relief because the election campaign is over. While free elections set our country off from many others, and our manner …
“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6). This indictment of Israel was made during the time …
Thanksgiving Day is not an appointed church celebration. It is a national celebration. Nevertheless, the church celebrates it for good reason. We are citizens of this nation, and as Christians …
The Lord’s Supper, so called because our Lord instituted it, is also known as the Sacrament of the Altar because it is received at the altar. It is also …