Category: President’s Ponderings

December 18, 2013

Wishing you a “Merry Christmas”

by Thomas Prachar It seems to be happening with more frequency every Christmas: people get upset when they see signs in public places that say “Merry Christmas.” School plays and pageants held at this time of year don’t mention Christmas. Radio stations refuse to carry…

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December 17, 2013

The weary world rejoices: Christmas greetings from LCC’s President

by Robert Bugbee The Christmas carol “O Holy Night” includes a line that goes like this: “A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices.” There’s plenty to be weary of these days. The simple weariness you feel in your body after working long days without…

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December 12, 2013

Why should I go to church?

by Don Schiemann “Give me one good reason why I should go to church!” That’s a perfectly legitimate and valid question. It may have been in vogue to go to church 50 or 60 years ago; but, as most denominations will attest, church membership and…

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November 5, 2013

CLWR: Our treasured partner

by Robert Bugbee God’s people have agonized at times about what the Christian church’s mission is. What are we here for? What should we try to accomplish? Often the debates have focused on whether the Holy Christian Church should be spreading the Good News of…

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October 23, 2013

Like Son, like son

by Thomas Prachar “Like father, like son,” the saying goes. Well, not so much in my case. Oh, to be sure, there were some physical similarities between me and my father. (One likeness I hope doesn’t occur is in the hair department: he referred to…

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October 18, 2013

Not only a King, but a Father!

by Paul Zabel “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom”  (Luke 12: 32). Is God set apart, or is God a part of our lives? One of the greatest miracles of life is the knowledge that…

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