Dear Friend of Issues, Etc.,

In the name of Jesus, Who was sacrificed once to take away the sins of all and will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him — greetings.

The refrain of a well-known Advent hymn captures the simple message of the Church:

Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!

Advent is the New Year of the Church. And the Church begins every new year with the promise of Jesus ringing in her hears: I will come again!

This promise is as sure and certain as the One Who makes it. Jesus came the first time, the virgin-born baby of Bethlehem. He was born to die — as the payment for the sins of the world — and to rise again from the dead.  This very One has promised, I will come again, and He will.

This promise of Jesus is the driving force behind what we do at Issues, Etc.  We "contend for truth in an age of anti-truth" knowing that Jesus has come and is coming again.

Our listeners are Issues, Etc.’s sole source of financial means.  We ask that you would be generous with Issues, Etc. now as a new Church-year begins and as 2002 comes to a close.

Please prayerfully consider supporting Issues, Etc. with a year-end, tax-deductible gift. You can write us at:

Issues, Etc.
P.O. Box 9360
St. Louis, MO 63117

Or you can make a donation by calling our resource line at 1-800-737-0172.

And Issues, Etc. is always in need of your prayers as well as your financial gifts.

Our pledge to you is that we will continue to be "A Voice in the Wilderness of American Evangelicalism."

Thanking you in advance for your prayerful support, I remain…

Your Brother in Christ,

Rev. Todd Wilken, Host
Issues, Etc.

P.S.

• For a year-end contribution of any size, we will send you a cassette recording of our interview with Dr. Paul Maier on The First Christmas.

• If you make a gift of $50, we will send you The First Christmas broadcast and a recording of "Advent, Christmas and Epiphany hymns" featuring the Concordia Seminary Chorus. (Please stipulate if you want a cassette or a compact disc.)

• For a gift of $100, we will send you The First Christmas tape, Dr. Gene Edward Veith’s book God at Work: Finding Your Christian Vocation in all of Life along with our four-hour tape series with Dr. Veith on Christians & Vocation.

• And for $250 or more, we will send you all of the above-mentioned premiums.

December 29
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Holiday Depression & New Year’s Resolutions"
Dr. Beverly Yahnke, Director
Christian Counseling Services-Milwaukee, WI

• Christian Psychology and Spiritual Care: Approaches to Ministerial Help by Dr. Beverly Yahnke

• Recovering Christian Spirituality for the Family  by Dr. Beverly Yahnke

• Depression Deceptions by the Rev. James Winsor

• Encouragement for the Weary by the Rev. James Winsor

• Good Grief: How Depression Is a Blessing in Disguise by the Rev. James Winsor

December 22
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Christmas Story According to St. Luke"
Dr. Art Just, Professor of New Testament
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

• The Birth of Jesus by Dr. Art Just

• Jesus: Legend or Lord? by Dr. Paul Maier

• The Times and Places of Jesus by Dr. Paul Maier

• History, Archeology and Jesus by Dr. Paul Maier

• A Bethlehem Grotto by Dr. Paul Maier

December 15
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Minor Prophets & Messianic Prophecy"
Dr. Andrew Bartelt, Professor of Old Testament
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• A Sermon on Micah 5:2-4 by Dr. Andrew Bartelt

• Messianic Prophecy by Dr. Andrew Bartelt

• Christ in the Old Testament by Dr. Horace Hummel

• The Glory of the Coming Lord: Discovering Christ in the Old Testament by Dr. Edmund Clowney

December 8
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Watching Movies with Wisdom & Discernment"
Brian Godawa, Author
Hollywood Worldviews

• Click here for Brian Godawa’s new movie To End All Wars:
  
  Also by Brian Godawa:

• Jesus in the Movies

• Beyond Sex and Violence: Redemption in the Movies

• Postmodern Movies: The Good, the Bad and the Relative

• Movies, Storytelling and Apologetics: Part I

• Movies, Storytelling and Apologetics: Part II

• Mythology Fragments

• What to Look For When Watching Movies

• "Christian Movies"

• Insomnia: A Conscience Awakened

• Forrest Gump: Existentialism for the Common Man

• Monism in Powder and Phenomena Analyzed

• Sarcasm in the Bible

• The Wicked World of Disney

• A Time for Revenge? Vigilanteism and Movie Justice in "A Time to Kill" 

• A Theology of Horror Movies

December 1
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"How Were People in the Old Testament Saved?"
Dr. John Saleska, Director
Concordia Bible Institute

•  To the Jew First: A Biblical Analysis of the "Two Covenant" Theory of the Atonement by Joseph Gudel

Advent Season
 
 Click here for information on a Christ-centered Advent and Christmas service near you!

November 24
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Teachings of Bill Gothard"
Don Venoit, President
Midwest Christian Outreach

Click here for information on the book:

A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard & the Christian Life by Don Venoit, Joy Venoit and Ron Henzel.

• Bill Gothard’s Evangelical Talmud, Part I by Don Venoit and Ron Henzel

• Bill Gothard’s Evangelical Talmud, Part II: Chain of Authority by Ron Henzel

• Bill Gothard’s Evangelical Talmud, Part III: Gothard and the Law by Ron Henzel

• Bill Gothard’s Evangelical Talmud, Part IV: Bill Gothard’s Mystical Approach to Medical Issues by Marty Butz

• An Evening with Bill Gothard by Don Venoit, Ron Henzel and Marty Butz

• Bill Gothard and the Basic Institute in Life Principles by Ron Henzel

November 17
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Evidence for the Faith"
Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, Distinguished Professor of Apologetics and the History of Christian Thought
Trinity College and Theological Seminary-Newburgh, IN

Articles by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery:

• The Jury Returns: A Juridical Defense of Christianity

• Science, Theology and the Miraculous

• Why Has God Incarnate Suddenly Become Mythical?

• Lessons from Luther on the Inerrancy of Holy Writ

• The Essentiality of Transcendence and the Failure of Religious Answers

• A Critique of Chinese Religions Options

• How Muslims Do Apologetics

• The Apologists of Eucatastrophe

November 10
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Justification"
Rev. Daniel Preus, First Vice President
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

• Luther and the Mass: Justification and the Joint Declaration by the Rev. Daniel Preus 

• The Lutheran Identity Crisis: With an Emphasis on the Doctrine of Justification by the Rev. Daniel Preus

• The Blueprint for the Gospel by the Rev. Todd Wilken

• Various Teachings on Justification from Good News magazine

• Questions and Answers that Clarify from Good News magazine

• The Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification by Good News magazine

• Reclaiming the Doctrine of Justification by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt

• Solus Christus and the Pastor by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt

• Is Justification Relevant? by Dr. Mike Horton

• All Theology is Christology by Dr. David Scaer

• Cardinal Principles of Lutheranism and "Evangelical Theology" by Dr. Karl Barth

• The Doctrine of Justification and Contemporary "Born Again" Theology by Dr. John Johnson

• From Arrowhead to Augsburg: Bill Bright in the Light of the Lutheran Confessions by Craig Parton

• Luther Lite and Reformation Schmooze by Craig Parton

• Joint Lutheran/Roman Catholic Declaration on Justification: A Response by Concordia Theological Seminary

• The Gospel and Justification by Dr. Jack Preus

• The Gospel as Words by Dr. Jack Preus

• Justification: A Right Relationship with God by Craig Hawkins

Issues, Etc. returns to Omaha/Council Bluffs Sundays from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on KLNG, 1560 AM - thanks to the following church sponsor:

Rev. James De Loach
Immanuel Lutheran Church
36712 Church Road 
Louisville, NE 68037
(402) 234-5980 

November 3
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Hymn ‘The Church’s One Foundation’"
Dr. Ron Feuerhahn, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• "The Church's One Foundation" by Samuel Stone

• Honoring the Saints by Dr. Roger Pittelko

October 27
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"What Does It Mean to be Lutheran Today?"
Dr. Laurence White, Pastor
Our Savior Lutheran Church-Houston, TX

·         What Does It Mean To Be Lutheran Today? by Dr. Laurence White 

Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., 

In the name of Jesus, Who at the Cross bore God’s perfect justice for our sins, so that God might be both just and the One Who justifies those who have faith in Jesus ¾ greetings.

The Gospel reading for Reformation Sunday was from John chapter 8; in it Jesus says,

"If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free."

Jesus Himself is that Truth that sets us free.  Jesus is that Truth without which the world remains enslaved to sin and sentenced to death.  Jesus is that Truth that men must know, or perish eternally.

This is what Holy Scripture teaches.  This is what the Church believes and confesses.  This is what the Reformers of the Church believed and confessed.

This is what we at Issues, Etc. believe, teach, and confess. Believing this, we are making every hour of Issues, Etc. truly Christ-centered, with the clear message of Jesus Christ’s perfect obedience, His death on the Cross, and His resurrection from the dead.  This is the only Truth that sets men free!

On this Reformation Day, we remind you how much Issues, Etc. depends on your support.  Issues, Etc. is entirely supported by you, our listeners.  Prayerfully consider supporting Issues, Etc. with a year-end, tax-deductible gift.  You can write us at:

Issues, Etc.
P.O. Box 9360
St. Louis, MO 63117

Or you can make a credit card donation by calling our resource line at 1- 800-737-0172.

And Issues, Etc. is always in need of your prayers as well as your financial support.

We promise to continue "Defending the Faith and Teaching the Truth" of the Jesus Christ Who sets men free. 

Thanking you in advance for your prayerful support, I remain… 

Your Brother in Christ,

Rev. Todd Wilken, Host 
Issues, Etc. 

P.S. 

·         For a year-end contribution of any size, we will send you a cassette recording of our interview with Dr. Paul Maier on "The First Christmas". 

·         If you make a gift of $50, we will send you "The First Christmas" broadcast and a recording of "Advent, Christmas and Epiphany hymns" featuring the Concordia Seminary Chorus.  (Please stipulate if you want a cassette or a compact disc.) 

·         For a gift of $100, we will send you "The First Christmas" tape, Dr. Gene Edward Veith’s book God at Work: Finding Your Christian Vocation in all of Life along with our four-hour tape series with Dr. Veith on "Christians & Vocation". 

·         And for $250 or more, we will send you all of the above-mentioned premiums.

Dear Friend of Issues, Etc., 

If you’re a member of a Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod congregation, Issues, Etc. wants to hear from you. We are looking for one person in each LCMS congregation to become our official representative. Responsibilities include publicizing, promoting and monitoring the quality of the local broadcast.

Although Issues, Etc. is a broadcast service of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, we are not funded by the church body. We are also not affiliated with Lutheran Hour Ministries or the Lutheran Laymen’s League.

Grass roots, lay representation of Issues, Etc. in LCMS congregations is critical for the success of Issues, Etc.! Please contact us using one of the following options…

1.Call our automated resource line at 1-800-737-0172. 
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4.Fax us at (314) 725-2538.

Be sure to give us your name, mailing address and phone number and the name, city and state of your congregation.

Thank you for your prayerful consideration.

Your Brother in Christ,

Rev. Todd Wilken, Host
Issues, Etc.

Please check out on our ten new church sponsors - see below.  Please also visit congregations that continue to support Issues, Etc.

·         What are the Benefits of Issues, Etc. Sponsorship?  

·         How Your Congregation Can Sponsor Issues, Etc.
 

October 20
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad?"
Dr. Timothy George, Dean
Beeson Divinity School

• Is the God of Muhammad the Father of Jesus? by Dr. Timothy George
• Is the Father of Jesus the God of Muhammad? by Dr. Timothy George
• How Muslims Do Apologetics by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery
• Islam’s Worldwide Revival by Joseph Gudel
• To Every Muslim an Answer by Joseph Gudel

We are grateful for another Bott Radio Network church sponsor - KLCV, 88.5 FM, Lincoln, NE!

Rev. Clint Poppe
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
3825 Wildbriar Lane 
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 423-7639 

October 13
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Pop American Christianity vs. Reformation Theology"
Rev. Larry Rast, Assistant Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN
Dr. Martin Noland, Executive Director
Concordia Historical Institute

• What Is an Evangelical? by Dr. Mike Horton
• Charles Finney on Theology and Worship by the Rev. Larry Rast
• Battling "A Whole Babel of Extravagance" by the Rev. Larry Rast
• An Unholy Trinity: The Liberal, Charismatic and Evangelical Movements in the Lutheran Church Today by Dr. Martin Noland
• Luther Lite and Reformation Schmooze by Craig Parton
• The Roots and Fruits of Pietism by Dr. Ron Feuerhahn
• Liturgy and Pietism: Then and Now by the Rev. John Pless
• Reclaiming the Doctrine of Justification by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt
• Solus Christus and the Pastor by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt

October 6
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Ninth & Tenth Commandments: You Shall Not Covet"
Dr. John Saleska, Director
Concordia Bible Institute-Mequon, WI 

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism
• The Ninth and Tenth Commandments from Luther’s Large Catechism

Attention Chicago, Milwaukee and Wisconsin-area listeners! 

Issues, Etc. regular guest Dr. John Saleska is presenting a series of classes this fall at Living Word Lutheran High School in Jackson, WI. 

For more information call, 1-800-559-0002 or click here. 

September 29
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Eighth Commandment: You Shall Not Give False Testimony Against Your Neighbor"
Dr. Karl Barth, President Emeritus
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Eighth Commandment: from Luther's Large Catechism

September 22
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Seventh Commandment: You Shall Not Steal"
Rev. Matthew Harrison, Executive Director
LCMS World Relief and Human Care

• The Church in the World by Matt Harrison

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Seventh Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

Click here for information on LCMS World Relief.
 

        Just in time for the one-year anniversary of September 11!

        Click here for information on Dr. Gene Edward Veith’s new book:

        - Christianity in an Age of Terrorism - 

        Published by Concordia Publishing House.

September 15
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Sixth Commandment: You Shall Not Commit Adultery"
Rev. Robert Schaibley, Pastor
Shepherd of the Springs Lutheran Church-Colorado Springs, CO

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Sixth Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

September 8
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Christianity in an Age of Terrorism"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Director
Cranach Institute
Dr. Fred Baue, Author
The Spiritual Society: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism?

• What Hath Terror Wrought? by Dr. Gene Edward Veith

• The New Multi-Faith Religion by Dr. Gene Edward Veith

• Understanding the Times by Dr. Fred Baue

• Do Not Be Alarmed by Todd Wilken

• Is God Trying to Tell Us Something? by Todd Wilken

• 9-11 Anniversary Observance Resources by the LCMS Commission on Worship

• How Muslims Do Apologetics by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery

September 1
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Fifth Commandment: You Shall Not Murder"
Dr. David Adams, Associate Professor of Old Testament
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Fifth Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

August 25
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast

"The Fourth Commandment: Honor Your Father and Mother"
Rev. Peter Bender, Director
Concordia Catechetical Academy-Sussex, WI

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Fourth Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

Want to meet Issues, Etc. Host Todd Wilken?  Issues, Etc. - Todd Wilken's Speaking Schedule 

August 18
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Third Commandment: Remember the Sabbath Day by Keeping it Holy"
Dr. Ken Schurb, Pastor
Zion Lutheran Church-Moberly, MO

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Third Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

August 11
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The Second Commandment: You Shall Not Misuse the Name of the Lord Your God"
Rev. Paul McCain, Interim President
Concordia Publishing House

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The Second Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

Click here for substantive, Christ-centered resources from Concordia Publishing House.

August 4
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"The First Commandment: You Shall Have No Other Gods"
Dr. Carl Fickenscher, Associate Professor of Preaching
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN 

• The Ten Commandments from Luther’s Small Catechism

• The First Commandment from Luther’s Large Catechism

July 28
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Law & Gospel"
Dr. Tom Baker, Pastor
St. James Lutheran Church-University City, MO

Here’s information on some upcoming Law & Gospel Seminars conducted by Dr. Tom Baker…

Saturday, August 3
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
3300 N. State Street Hwy. 3
North Vernon, IN 47265
(812) 346-6400

Saturday, August 10
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1800 NW 36th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
(405) 525-5793

If you’re interested in having a Law & Gospel Seminar at your congregation, here’s the contact information…

Dr. Tom Baker
St. James Lutheran Church
1401 N. Hanley Road
St. Louis, MO 63130
(314) 727-3253 or lawgospel@aol.com

• Walther and Finney by Dr. Tom Baker

• God’s Law and Gospel Work Differently! from Good News magazine

• Proper Interpretation between Law and Gospel from Good News magazine

• God Works Through Law & Gospel from Good News magazine

• Law and Gospel by Dr. C.F.W. Walther

• Solus Christus and the Pastor by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt

• Parables of Atonement and Assurance by Dr. Jeff Gibbs

• Are Today’s Ears Hearing the Timeless Message? by Dr. Carl Fickenscher

• Luther on the External Word of Preaching by Dr. Carl Fickenscher

• The Gospel and Justification by Dr. Jack Preus

• The Gospel as Words by Dr. Jack Preus

• From Arrowhead to Augsburg: Bill Bright in the Light of the Lutheran Confessions by Craig Parton

• Fellow Patients in the Same Hospital: Law and Gospel in the Works of C.S. Lewis

• The Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification from Good News magazine

July 21
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Once Saved, Always Saved?"
Dr. Steven Hein
Shepherd of the Springs Lutheran High School-Colorado Springs, CO

• Falling Away from Faith by Dr. George Wollenburg

• Is a Christian "Once Saved Always Saved?" by Dr. Richard Bucher

July 14
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Baptism"
Dr. Norman Nagel, Professor of Systematic Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• BAPTISM AND FAITH: Just Whose Work Is It?    Our salvation, new birth and eternal life are all gifts of God's grace. by Dr. Richard Shuta
• Infant Baptism in Early Church History    What was the witness of the church fathers to the baptism of infants? by Dennis Kastens
• Baptism: A Christological Work  by Larry Rast
• Baptism: Is It a Work of God or a Work of Man? excerpt from Good News magazine
• Luther's Large Catechism on Baptism by Martin Luther
• Luther's Large Catechism on Infant Baptism by Martin Luther
• Infant Baptism: An Ongoing Event in the Christian Life by Peter Scaer
• Baptism: Christ Marks Us as His Own by David Scaer
• Into the Womb of the Church Again by Kent Burreson
• Evidence for Infant Baptism in the Church Fathers and Inscriptions by the Rev. Richard Bucher
• Why We Baptize Babies: The Case for Infant Baptism by the Rev. Richard Bucher
• Is Baptism Our Symbolic Work for God or God’s Powerful Work for Us? By the Rev. Richard Bucher
• Infant Baptism by Dr. Andrew A. Das
• Baptism in the New Testament by Dr. Andrew A. Das

Check out April 2002 articles on baptism in  "For the Life of the World".

The Baptism Hymn, 'God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It'"

July 7
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast
"Depression"
Rev. James Winsor, Pastor
Risen Christ Lutheran Church-Arvada, CO

• Good Grief: How Depression Is a Blessing in Disguise by the Rev. James Winsor

• Depression Deceptions by the Rev. James Winsor

• Encouragement for the Weary by the Rev. James Winsor (see attached file)

• Click here for Pastor James Winsor’s website.

June 30
Link to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Tithing"
Dr. James Bollhagen, Pastor
Grace Lutheran Church-Summerville, SC

Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Repentance"
Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, Co-Host 
"The White Horse Inn"

• A Sermon on Repentance by the Rev. Bill Cwirla

• The Lutheran Confessions on Repentance

• Your Pastor Is Not Your Therapist by the Rev. John Pless

• A Bible Study on Repentance by the Rev. John Pless

June 16
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Eternal Punishment"
Dr. Mike Horton
"The White Horse Inn"
Dr. David Scaer
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

• The Very Idea of It by Dr. Mike Horton 

• Jesus and the Wrath of God by Dr. David P. Scaer 

• The Hermeneutics of Annihilationism by Dr. Robert Peterson

June 9
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Christians & Vocation"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith
Cranach Institute

• The Christian’s Calling in the World by Dr. Gene Edward Veith

• Luther on Vocatio: Ordinary Life for Ordinary Saints by Dr. Steven Hein

June 2
"Vacation Bible School"
Deaconess Pam Nielsen 
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

If you want to contact Deaconess Pam Nielsen about Vacation Bible School curricula, here is the contact information…

Deaconess Pam Nielsen
Concordia Theological Seminary
6600 N. Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
(219) 452-2256
pamjniel@aol.com

Attention Wichita, KS area listeners...
Who:     Dr. Ron Feuerhahn of Concordia Seminary
What:    Sing to the Lord a New Song Lecture
Where:   Christ Lutheran Church
              3600 N. Monroe
              Hutchinson, KS 67502
When:    Saturday, June 8 at 1 p.m.
How:      For information, call Pastor Michael Brockman at (316) 665-8513.

Attention Milwaukee, WI area listeners...
Who:     Dr. Nathan Jastrum of Concordia University
What:    Unionism and Syncretism Lecture
Where:  Pilgrim Lutheran Church
             462 Meadowbrook Drive
             West Bend, WI 53090
When:   Sunday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
How:     For more information, call Pastor Joseph Fisher at (262) 334-0375.

A special thanks to our new church sponsors….

Grace Lutheran Church
Rev. Steven Flo
121 West Kelley Street
Desoto, MO 63020
(636) 586-2487

Zion Lutheran Church
Rev. Rob Jarvis
311 S. Columbia Avenue
Morris, MN 56267
(320) 589-2744

and to our new broadcast affiliate . . .

KMRS, 1230 AM in Morris, MN . . . Sundays, 9-10 P.M. (T)

June 30
Link to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Tithing"
Dr. James Bollhagen, Pastor
Grace Lutheran Church-Summerville, SC

"Repentance"
Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, Co-Host 
"The White Horse Inn"

• A Sermon on Repentance by the Rev. Bill Cwirla

• The Lutheran Confessions on Repentance

• Your Pastor Is Not Your Therapist by the Rev. John Pless

• A Bible Study on Repentance by the Rev. John Pless

June 16
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Eternal Punishment"
Dr. Mike Horton
"The White Horse Inn"
Dr. David Scaer
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

• The Very Idea of It by Dr. Mike Horton 

• Jesus and the Wrath of God by Dr. David P. Scaer 

• The Hermeneutics of Annihilationism by Dr. Robert Peterson

June 9
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Christians & Vocation"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith
Cranach Institute

• The Christian’s Calling in the World by Dr. Gene Edward Veith

• Luther on Vocatio: Ordinary Life for Ordinary Saints by Dr. Steven Hein

June 2
"Vacation Bible School"
Deaconess Pam Nielsen 
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

If you want to contact Deaconess Pam Nielsen about Vacation Bible School curricula, here is the contact information…

Deaconess Pam Nielsen
Concordia Theological Seminary
6600 N. Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
(219) 452-2256
pamjniel@aol.com

Attention Wichita, KS area listeners...
Who:     Dr. Ron Feuerhahn of Concordia Seminary
What:    Sing to the Lord a New Song Lecture
Where:   Christ Lutheran Church
              3600 N. Monroe
              Hutchinson, KS 67502
When:    Saturday, June 8 at 1 p.m.
How:      For information, call Pastor Michael Brockman at (316) 665-8513.

Attention Milwaukee, WI area listeners...
Who:     Dr. Nathan Jastrum of Concordia University
What:    Unionism and Syncretism Lecture
Where:  Pilgrim Lutheran Church
             462 Meadowbrook Drive
             West Bend, WI 53090
When:   Sunday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
How:     For more information, call Pastor Joseph Fisher at (262) 334-0375.

A special thanks to our new church sponsors….

Grace Lutheran Church
Rev. Steven Flo
121 West Kelley Street
Desoto, MO 63020
(636) 586-2487

Zion Lutheran Church
Rev. Rob Jarvis
311 S. Columbia Avenue
Morris, MN 56267
(320) 589-2744

and to our new broadcast affiliate . . .

KMRS, 1230 AM in Morris, MN . . . Sundays, 9-10 P.M. (T)

May 26
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Romans 7: Simultaneously Saint & Sinner"
Dr. Lane Burgland, Author
"Reading the Bible with Understanding"

• Eschatological Tension and Existential Angst: The "Now" and "Not Yet" in Romans 7: 14-25 by Dr. Lane Burgland 

• Hitting for the Cycle by Don Matzat

• The Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification from Good News magazine 

• Law and Gospel by C.F.W. Walther 

• Cardinal Principles of Lutheranism and "Evangelical Theology" by Dr. Karl Barth 

• The Damnable Paradox that Saves by Dr. Steven Hein 

• Semantics, Referent, and Pragmatics:: A Modern Linguistic Approach to Paul's Use of the First Person Singular in Romans 7 by Michael Middendorf

May 19
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"End-Times Theology"
Dr. Reed Lessing, Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• The End Times in Revelation from Good News magazine 

• Will You Be "Left Behind?" by G. Brent McGuire

• Jesus Christ: The Sum and Substance of Biblical Prophecy by Dr. Kim Riddlebarger

• Dispensationalism Defined by Bob and Gretchen Passantino 

• The Great Premillennial Hoax by Don Matzat

• The Challenge of an Hermeneutical View of Law and Gospel in the Apocalypse by Dr. Louis Brighton 

May 12
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Feminism & Motherhood"
Carolyn Graglia, Author
Domestic Tranquility: A Brief Against Feminism

• Can the Traditional Family Survive Feminism? by Carolyn Graglia 

• We’re All Tramps Now by Carolyn Graglia

May 5
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"The Ascension of Jesus Christ"
Dr. Louis Brighton, Professor Emeritus of New Testament
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• What Was the Ascension of Jesus Christ? by the Rev. Richard Bucher

• Christ Ascends in Glory by the LCMS Commission on Worship

• An Ascension Hymn: See the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph by Christopher Wordsworth

April 28
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Civil Religion’"
Dr. Ron Feuerhahn, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO
Rev. Larry Rast, Assistant Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN

April 21
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Christ-Centered Worship"
Dr. Mike Horton, Co-Host
"The White Horse Inn"
Dr. Paul Grime, Executive Director
LCMS Commission on Worship

• Excerpt from A Better Way by Dr. Mike Horton 

• Worship: Where Are We Going? by Dr. Paul Grime 

• Liturgical Glossary by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Liturgical Catechism: The Lectionary by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• The Liturgy Serves Us by the Rev. Robert Zagore 

• Worship: An Eternal Conversation by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Reflections on Contemporary Worship by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Reflections on Children’s Sermons/Messages by the LCMS Commission on Worship 

• Teenagers and Church Music by Dr. Barbara Resch 

• Holy Ground and Countercultural Music by Dr. Dan Zager 

• The Colors of the Liturgical Seasons by the Rev. Douglas Escue 

• Liturgy and Evangelism: Friends or Foes? by the Rev. John Pless 

• Liturgy and Culture by Dr. Art Just 

• What’s Really Going on Here? by the Rev. John Frerking 

• Lutheran Worship and Emotions by Dr. Ron Feuerhahn 

• Divine Service and Reverence by Dr. Dean Wenthe 

• Through All Generations by Dr. Gene Edward Veith 

• The Contribution of the Reformation to Preaching by Dr. Carl Fickenscher 

• Faith: New Generation Is Looking Back by Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto 

• Charles Finney on Theology and Worship by the Rev. Larry Rast 

• Music: Gift of God or Tool of the Devil? by the Rev. Richard Resch 

• Paradigms of Praise by Dr. Carl Schalk 

• Is Popular Culture Either? by Ken Myers 

April 14
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"The United Pentecostal Church"
Dr. H. Wayne House, Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies and Apologetics
Faith Seminary

April 7
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"The Lord’s Supper Hymn ‘Now My Tongue the Mystery Telling’"
Dr. Norman Nagel, Professor of Systematic Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO
Rev. Henry Gerike, Director
Concordia Seminary Chorus

• It’s the Lord’s Supper by Dr. Charles Manske 

• This Is My Blood from Good News magazine

• The Sacrament of the Altar from Martin Luther’s Small Catechism 

• The Sacrament of the Altar from Martin Luther’s Large Catechism 

• Exhortation to Receive the Sacraments Frequently from Martin Luther’s Large Catechism 

• Sacrament of the Altar: Christ’s Daily Food and Sustenance by the Rev. Larry Rast 

• Feeding the World: The Lord’s Supper in Luke’s Gospel by Dr. Art Just 

• The Holy Supper: A Taste of Heaven by Dr. Bill Weinrich 

• Christ’s Body and Blood Saves Us by Kevin Leininger 

• In a Simple Way to His Household by Dr. Leonard Payton 

• Fellowship in the Lord’s Supper by Dr. A.L. Barry 

Listen to the first hour live tonight from 10-11 p.m. CST on the radio, and then click here to listen to a second hour live on the internet from 11 p.m.- midnight CST.

EASTER 2002
HE HAS RISEN!  HE HAS RISEN INDEED!

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March 31, 2002
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, Distinguished Professor of Apologetics and the History of Christian Thought
Trinity College and Theological Seminary-Newburgh, IN
Craig Parton, U.S. Director
International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights

• "Answering Arguments Against the Resurrection of Christ" by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery

Please consider joining Dr. Montgomery, Craig Parton and friends at the Sixth Annual European Summer Study Session of The International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism & Human Rights in Strasbourg, France - July 10-21, 2002.

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Messiah Lutheran Church
Rev. Kurt Onken
9209 State Avenue
Marysville, WA 98270-2201
(360) 659-4112

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March 24, 2002
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"The Events of Passion Week"
Dr. Lane Burgland, Author
"Reading the Bible with Understanding"

• Palm Sunday from John R. Brockhoff’s Lectionary Preaching Workbook 

• Maundy Thursday from John R. Brockhoff’s Lectionary Preaching Workbook

• Good Friday from John R. Brockhoff’s Lectionary Preaching Workbook

• The Humiliation of Christ from Luther’s Small Catechism 

• Cross and Glory by the LCMS Commission on Worship

Dr. Steven Hein’s series on The Theology of the Cross:

• The Doctrine of Death Brings Life by Dr. Steven Hein

• The Damnable Paradox that Saves by Dr. Steven Hein 

• Righteousness Sufficient and in Need of More by Dr. Steven Hein 

• Getting Righteous Doing Nothing by Dr. Steven Hein 

• When All is Believed…All is Done by Dr. Steven Hein 

• Advancing in the Path of Righteousness: A Journey in the Cross of Christ by Dr. Steven Hein

• The Cross Is Our Theology by Dr. Steven Hein 

Two Classics by Dr. Burgland:

• How We Got the Old Testament by Dr. Lane Burgland

• How We Got the New Testament by Dr. Lane Burgland

March 17, 2002
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Christ in the Psalms"
Dr. John Saleska, Director
Concordia Bible Institute-Mequon, WI
Dr. Tim Saleska, Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

How to Study the Bible by Dr. John Saleska

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March 10
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Ancient Christian Creeds & Defending the Christian Faith"
Ken Samples, Director
Augustine Fellowship Study Center

• The Three Ecumenical Creeds

• The Apostles’ Creed & Explanation from Luther’s Large Catechism 

• Apologetic Lessons from the Past: The Ancient Christian Creeds by Ken Samples

"Confessional Christianity vs. Liberalism, Experientialism & Evangelicalism" 
Dr. Martin Noland, Director
Concordia Historical Institute

March 3
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Embryo Stem Cell Research" 
Scott Klusendorf, Director of Bioethics 
Stand to Reason

• Fetal Tissue and Embryo Stem Cell Research: March of Dimes, NIH and Alleged Moral Neutrality by Scott Klusendorf

• Harvesting the Unborn: The Ethics of Embryo Stem Cell Research by Scott Klusendorf

• Letter to President Bush Opposing Embryo Stem Cell Research by Scott Klusendorf 

• The Confusing Moral Logic of ESCR by Greg Koukl 

• Stem Cell Research: Theology by Dr. Bob Weise 

The Lord’s Supper" 
Dr. Charles Manske, Director
Institute for World Religions

• It’s the Lord’s Supper by Dr. Charles Manske

• This Is My Blood from Good News magazine

• The Sacrament of the Altar from Martin Luther’s Small Catechism 

• The Sacrament of the Altar from Martin Luther’s Large Catechism

• Exhortation to Receive the Sacraments Frequently from Martin Luther’s Large Catechism 

• Sacrament of the Altar: Christ’s Daily Food and Sustenance by the Rev. Larry Rast 

• Feeding the World: The Lord’s Supper in Luke’s Gospel by Dr. Art Just

• The Holy Supper: A Taste of Heaven by Dr. Bill Weinrich 

• Christ’s Body and Blood Saves Us by Kevin Leininger 

• In a Simple Way to His Household by Dr. Leonard Payton 

• Fellowship in the Lord’s Supper by Dr. A.L. Barry 

Dr. Charles Manske also produces a weekly TV show called Point of Truth which can be viewed Sunday afternoons from 3-4 p.m. EST on The Church Channel (Direct TV, Channel 371).

February 24
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Eternal Life" 
Dr. Louis Brighton, Professor Emeritus of New Testament
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

"Preaching vs. Bible Study"
Dr. Carl Fickenscher, Associate Professor of Homiletics
Concordia Theological Seminary-Fort Wayne, IN 

• Luther on the External Word of Preaching by Dr. Carl Fickenscher

• Are Today’s Ears Hearing the Timeless Message by Dr. Carl Fickenscher

• The Sermon Delivers the Goods by Dr. Ron Feuerhahn

• The Gift of His Word from the Mouth of My Shepherd by Deaconess Natalie Watt 

• Solus Christus and the Pastor by Dr. Rod Rosenbladt 

February 17
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Christian Symbolism in Literature"
Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, Distinguished Professor of Apologetics and the History of Christian Thought
Trinity College and Theological Seminary

"World Religions & Human Rights"
Dr. John Warwick Montgomery, Distinguished Professor of Apologetics and the History of Christian Thought
Trinity College and Theological Seminary

• The Essentiality of Transcendence and the Failure of Religious Answers by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery

• A Critique of Chinese Religious Options by Dr. John Warwick Montgomery

Please consider joining Dr. Montgomery and friends at the Sixth Annual European Summer Study Session of The International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism & Human Rights in Strasbourg, France - July 10-21, 2002.

February 10
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"A Christ-Centered Marriage" 
Rev. David Shadday, Pastor 
St. Paul Lutheran Church-Indianapolis, IN

• Forgiveness by the Rev. Peter Kurowski 

"Classical Education"
Dr. Steven Hein, Headmaster
Shepherd of the Springs Lutheran High School-Colorado Springs, CO

• The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers

If you want to help support or if you want more information on Classical Education, contact Dr. Steven Hein at... 

Shepherd of the Springs Lutheran High School
9550 Otero Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 598-7446

February 3
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Mormonism" 
Rev. George Mather, Co-Author
Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions and the Occult

• Effective Evangelism: An Alternative Approach to Reaching Mormons by the Rev. Mark Cares

• Mormons and Their Temples by the Rev. Mark Sell 

• Witnessing Christ to Non-Christians by the Rev. Mark Cares

"The Ecumenical Movement"
Dr. Ron Feuerhahn, Associate Professor of Historical Theology
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• Ecumenism: Facts and Illusions by the Rev. Kurt Marquart 

January 27
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Christian Spirituality for the Family" 
Dr. Beverly Yahnke, Executive Director
Christian Counseling Services-Milwaukee, WI

"The Contemporary Christian Music Industry"
Lori Lewis, Former CCM Disc Jockey

• Do I need to listen to Christian Music to be a Christian? by Lori Lewis

• Higher Things

January 20
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"The Holistic Health Movement" 
Dr. Paul Reisser, Author
New Age Medicine

"The Lord of the Rings"
Dr. Gene Edward Veith, Professor of English and Director of the Cranach Institute
Concordia University-Mequon, WI

• Powerful Rings by Dr. Gene Edward Veith http://www.worldmag.com/world/issue/01-12-02/cultural_1.asp

• Reading Between the Lines by Dr. Gene Edward Veith

Note: The link to the World Magazine article may require registration.  The "Powerful Rings" article is in the Cultural section of the January 12, 2002 issue.

January 13
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"Why Confess Sins?"
Bob Liichow, Co-Founder
Inner-City Christian Discernment Ministry

"Cults, Sects, Religions & the Occult"
Dr. H. Wayne House, Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies and Apologetics 
Faith Seminary

• The United Pentecostal Church from Charts of Cults, Sects, and Religious Movements by Dr. H. Wayne House

• With an Apology to Arius: When and How Should We Deal with Heresies and Heretics by Dr. H. Wayne House
   http://hwhouse.com/withanapology%20to%20arius.htm 

January 6
Links to reference articles associated with the Sunday Night National Broadcast:
"What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism?"
Dr. Fred Baue, Author
The Spiritual Society

"Human Cloning"
Dr. Bob Weise, Professor of Pastoral Ministry and the Life Sciences
Concordia Seminary-St. Louis, MO

• To Be or Not to Be…a Clone by Dr. Bob Weise 

• Stem Cell Research: Theology by Dr. Bob Weise