The Seminary of the AELC, in conjunction with Walther Seminary (www.waltherseminary.com), is preparing to start a new season of training men for the ministry and is accepting new students. Our new class will begin in the near future, but it is not too late if you would like to join us! If you have felt […]
Why do we call Good Friday “good” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus? Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, is the Christian holy day to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus and His death at Calvary. For Christians, Good Friday is a crucial day […]
As we fast approach Christmas, we remember the words of Isaiah 7:14: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a miraculous sign: Look! The virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a Son, and she will call His name ‘Immanuel.’” Immanuel; that was to be the name of the Virgin’s Son. Immanuel, literally “God […]
Isaiah 55:10-11 says, “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall My word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to […]
The whole of September has been set aside to celebrate the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, Queensland. The city becomes awash with the beauty of God’s creation. As I go for my daily walk, there certainly are some pretty flowers growing in people’s gardens! Some of the flowers give off a wonderful scent that makes […]
It has been stated that at the time of the Reformation, Martin Luther made good use of the printing press. When he posted his 95 Theses on the church door at Wittenberg on the 31st of October 1517, it’s possible that no one would have noticed if not for the press. He used the press so well […]