Meet our 1999 ILC Teacher Graduates In May 1999 the following teachers graduated from Immanuel Lutheran College’s teaching program. They are now serving in their first calls into the public ministry. Teresa Nelson is teaching grades K-2 at Luther Memorial in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. She enjoys working with young children and hopes to instill… Read More »In our CLC Classrooms– Read More

TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymn Scripture Comments 2022-10-01 TLH 629 2 Timothy 1:1-12 Suffering scorn from unbelievers and imprisonment in Rome, Paul nonetheless is not ashamed of the Gospel. Let us also follow that example when we face the relatively inconsequential… Read More »“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS october 2022 Read More

Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Switching to Contemporary Worship Won’t Stop Church Decline, Study Says. In a comprehensive study of the reasons for declining church attendance, the American Enterprise Institute found that traditional and liturgical worship formats are not a contributing factor. The… Read More »Seen in Passing Read More

TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments July 1 TLH 297 Romans 1:1-17 “For in it [the Gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith.'” (1:17) July 2… Read More »Bread of Life Readings, JULY 2022 Read More

In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Ed.: The following is a report about current activities in the HCLCN. It is written, in his own words, by the indigenous pastor who is our main contact in Nepal. Names of people and places are being withheld because… Read More »Update from the HCLC Nepal Read More

The 35th Convention of the Church of the Lutheran Confession June 23-26, 2022 Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin –Pastor Paul Nolting, CLC Moderator Read More

Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Explosion of Narcissism in America. In an article for Real Clear Science, Ross Pomeroy surveys recent research indicating that Americans’ opinion of themselves has risen steeply in recent decades. Previous generations of Americans had more humility, were less… Read More »SEEN IN PASSING Read More

“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS JUNE 2022 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Readings Comments June 1 WS 769 Acts 16:1-10 Paul and his companions are prevented by the Spirit from going into certain areas. Instead, God directs them to take the Gospel… Read More »BREAD OF LIFE Read More

1963 CLC Convention Delegates In October of 2020, the Lutheran Spokesman published on its cover a group photo of the pastors and delegates to the 1963 CLC Convention, held at Calvary Lutheran Church in Marquette, Michigan. There was much interest in this photo, and many emails were exchanged in the attempt to identify all the… Read More »1963 CLC Convention Delegates Read More

West Central Delegate Conference St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Lakewood, Colorado May 24-26, 2022 Agenda: • Is It a Sin to Disobey Illegal Laws, Guidelines, Regulations, Etc.?—Mr. Loren Hansen“Blessed”—Does It Refer to a Preceding Action or Subsequent Action or Both, and How to Tell the Difference—Pastor James Naumann • The Athanasian Creed: Is the Unexplained Use… Read More »ANNOUNCEMENTS Read More

Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Christian Leader Murdered in Liberia. “William Richard Tolbert III, a Baptist pastor and the youngest son of a former president of Liberia, William Richard Tolbert Jr., was murdered in his apartment on November 1. The elder Tolbert was… Read More »SEEN IN PASSING Read More

TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments April 1 TLH 339 Psalm 2 Jesus Christ is God’s Anointed One, Whom no earthly power can overcome. He is the very Son of God, and King overall. “Blessed are all who take refuge… Read More »BREAD OF LIFE READINGS APRIL 2022 Read More

Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Jim Harbaugh’s Courage and Compassion on Abortion. In the midst of a contentious public debate on abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade , University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has… Read More »Seen in Passing Read More

* ‘THE AGE OF CHANGE’ Here is how one Protestant writer summed up changes for which, he says, the 20th century–‘The Age Of Change’–will be known in church history. It will be known as an era when (1) Biblical thinking was changed to psychological thinking; (2) Christ-centeredness was changed to self-centeredness; (3) the needs of… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

THE CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION — FORTY YEARS The delegates at the CLC’s synod convention 2000 will be taking special note of the fact that the synod they represent has reached the age of forty years. It would surely be well, we thought, that this official organ of the synod take note of this… Read More »From the Editor — Read More

* A TRADITION TO RE-ESTABLISH? Last Christmas one of our pastors put out, via an e-mail message, the following word of encouragement to his brothers in the CLC ministry. The good words speak to us all– As we approach the Christmas holydays, I would like to encourage preaching on the Incarnation and its meaning. It’s… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More

(We thank our graduates for telling us how the Lord led them into the ministry. – Ed.) Meet Pastor David Schaller David Paul Schaller was born on January 15, 1974 to Pastor Paul and Nona Schaller. He was baptized at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Hayward, Calif., where his father was serving as pastor. In 1980… Read More »1999 Seminary Graduates Read More

Gethsemane Ev. Lutheran Church Saginaw, Michigan Gethsemane Ev. Lutheran Church was organized on November 5, 1959 by members who had left the WELS, under the leadership of Pastor Otto J. Eckert, because of the false teaching concerning termination of church fellowship. There were 27 communicants. For three years services were held in rented facilities. In… Read More »40th Anniversary Celebration– Read More

Psalm 129 “LORD, thank You for saving me from my enemies.” A Psalm of Thanks Psalm 129 “Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth.” Let Israel now say–“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; yet they have not prevailed against me. The plowers plowed on my back; They made… Read More »Ninth In A Series (from an essay by Pastor Thomas Schuetze) — Read More

* ‘EMBARRASSING KANSAS’ An editorial so titled appeared in the August 16, 1999 Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times. A subtitle comes closer to identifying the supposed source of “embarrassment” for the state of Kansas: “Students will be the losers if valid science is not taught.” According to the article, what is meant by “valid science” is… Read More »SMORGASBORD Read More