WAITING FOR THE SECOND COMING
The pioneers took up to six months to get from Missouri to California. Now, it takes less than six hours by plane. In 1860, the… Read More »WAITING FOR THE SECOND COMING
Daily Rest
THANK GOD!
The mother cried out, “Thank God!” as she learned that her children had escaped harm in the car crash that could have been fatal. The… Read More »THANK GOD!
A FINAL REASSURANCE AND BLESSING
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the… Read More »A FINAL REASSURANCE AND BLESSING
THE TEN VIRGINS
(Please read Matthew 25:1-13) When I was a student in college and seminary, I maintained desperately frugal ways, particularly when it came to squeezing a… Read More »THE TEN VIRGINS
A HEART OF THANKS IN THE BELLY OF THE FISH
“But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.” (Jonah 2:9)… Read More »A HEART OF THANKS IN THE BELLY OF THE FISH
ACCIDENTS
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Otto… Read More »ACCIDENTS
PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Most of our seminary students in the U.S. have… Read More »PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL
GIFT OF GOD LUTHERAN CHURCH-MAPLETON, NORTH DAKOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession The year was 1880. Nine years before North Dakota became a state, and one year… Read More »GIFT OF GOD LUTHERAN CHURCH-MAPLETON, NORTH DAKOTA
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS NOVEMBER 2024
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments November 1 TLH 215… Read More »“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS NOVEMBER 2024
INTRODUCING THE HYMN OF THE WEEK
The Lutheran church enjoys a long tradition of identifying a “Hymn of the Week” for every Sunday of the church year. Such a hymn should… Read More »INTRODUCING THE HYMN OF THE WEEK