ALS faculty and staff want to wish you a happy new year! May God continue to shower blessings upon you, your relatives, and your spiritual families as well. May we all hold tightly to God’s promises this year, as He promises to hold onto us forever and never let us go. To learn more about God’s promises, sign up for next semester’s classes! The schedule is out now! ...
Article 13 of the Third Geneva Convention, designed to safe guardprisoners of war, underscores the demand for humane treatment. POWs must “at all times be humanely treated.” They “must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence and intimidation,” and “measures of reprisal against POWs are prohibited.”...
“I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: 'You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2:10-12 ...
People are often wrong about what will provide authentic hope and healing....
On December 4, President Bare visited Immanuel Lutheran College, where he encouraged students by reminding them that God’s grace is for them. Today’s students are tomorrow’s church leaders. We do whatever we can to foster strong faith and develop gifts in young people for service in God’s kingdom! ...
Wouldn’t it be great to live a life filled with the virtues in today’s Bible passage? Then you could effortlessly display patience with your coworkers, selflessness in your marriage, and compassion in your parenting. It would make all those sorts of interpersonal relationships better if you had this kind of mindset....
Each year, all the SALEM congregations gather to hold a joint worship service and ALS joins to celebrate the partnership we cherish with SALEM. This year was no different. A number of people interested in theological education visited the ALS booth after the service as well. We pray that God blesses this partnership for years to come ...
It was a shocking thing to say. Jesuswas talking to some religious leaders and told them that tax collectors andprostitutes were entering the kingdom of heaven ahead of them. At that time,prostitutes and tax collectors were considered the worst of sinners....
ALS held an experience week for those interested in the online Mandarin program. The teachers were overjoyed to see so many prospective students join and experience what it’s like to be a seminary student. If you missed it, don’t worry! You can contact our office and we can help you with whatever questions you have about theological education. ...
Jesus told this story to confront his listeners with the ugly truth that they were not as obedient to God as they thought they were. A father asked his sons to work in the vineyard. The first son said no but later changed his mind and went to work. The second son said yes but then never went to work....