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July 2004
Volume 8, Number 3
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The Beauty of Holiness By Dr. Peter J. Scaer Assistant Professor of Exegetical Theology Our world, it seems, is obsesses with outward physical beauty. Television shows feature the supposedly life changing results of plastic surgery and air endless "makeovers." Magazines put out their annual list of "beautiful people." In such a vain, superficial world, it's refreshing to reflect on the true beauty, which is the life of Christ lived out still among His people. We should therefore encourage one another in doing good, knowing that our lives are witnesses to the love of Christ. |
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The Beauty of the Church By Rev. Scott C. Klemsz Director of Admission, Public Relations, and Publications The church building becomes a sacred place where your Savior comes to meet you, comfort you, and restore you. You hear a welcome in the Scriptures proclaimed from the pulpit. The font washes your dirty life clean. The altar feeds your hungry soul. The church's windows, art, sculpture, and light all bid you a warm hello. The church becomes your sanctuary from the world, a place of refuge. |
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The Beauty of Freedom By Elizabeth A. Fluegel Elizabeth A. Fluegel teaches elementary school at Immanuel Lutheran School in Alexandria, Virginia. She also serves on the LCMS Board of Directors. Since America’s beginning, religious freedom has been essential to our country and necessary to the liberty of mankind. We can agree that religious freedom has been a blessing to us. As recently as the 1998 LCMS Synodical Convention, a resolution was adopted which encourages “the Synod and its members to promote and protect freedom of religion and religious expression both at home and abroad (Res. 2-05A).” |
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Martin Luther - The Reformer Traveling Exhibition: Capturing Some of the Memorie By Rev. Prof. Robert V. Roethemeyer Director of Library and Information Services, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions, and Executive Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning |
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Prepared to Serve By Monica Robins |
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Stoking the Fire After a Fire By Monica Robins |
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