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Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis

Journal

1963

Covenant

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The Secret Of God's Plan, Harry G. Coiner May 1963

The Secret Of God's Plan, Harry G. Coiner

Concordia Theological Monthly

A restive search is going on today, and almost everyone is engaged in it. The search is for meaning in life, for significance, for purpose. Captured by a meaningless job and caged inside four walls with a TV set for companionship, modern man feels trapped. We need not extend the picture except to suggest that a disintegrating anguish takes possession of people when suddenly they realize that life is empty and sterile, completely lacking in meaning for them. One single devastating question keeps begging for an answer: Why live? The author of Ecclesiastes struggled with this question long ago and …


The New Year And All Things, Martin H. Franzmann Jan 1963

The New Year And All Things, Martin H. Franzmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

He is before all things, and by Him all things consist." ( Col. 1:17)

"It was the worst of times; it was the best of times." It always is. Any fairly clever theologian or fairly clever historian can always make out a pretty good case for both. It is rather difficult today, but for us in America at least most of our troubles are in the future.