Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) When I was asked to write this article about what is new at… BEREA EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH-INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
The BREAD OF LIFE Bread of Life Readings, May 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 TLH 421/LSB… BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2024
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at ourImmanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. God has long blessed the CLC through teacher Mark Kranz, who… MARK KRANZ RETIREMENT
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Wisconsin Court Rules Against Religious Charity. In a narrow 4-3 ruling in March, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled… SEEN IN PASSING
2024 West Central Delegate Conference May 21-23 Grace Lutheran Church, Valentine, Nebraska Agenda: A Devotional Study of a General Epistle—Pastor Delwyn Maas Personal Prayer Fellowship—Pastor Paul Krause Preparing Young Christians for Attending Public University—Delegate from… ANNOUNCEMENTS
“And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked, while others said, ‘We will hear you again on this matter.’” (Acts 17:32) Paul was speaking to the Greek philosophers at the Areopagus… RESURRECTION—REALLY?
When we were young, we believed the impossible. From a man in a red suit delivering our Christmas toys to a fairy leaving a dollar under our pillows, whatever our parents told us was the… “SAY THE WORD”
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. O Christ, Thou Lamb of… SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE AGNUS DEI
“For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries. In regard to these, they think it… EMBRACING “STRANGE”
Does God have a sense of humor? As one who has told a joke or two, I’d like to know. Does He frown on conversation that goes beyond “yea and nay”? Or does He agree… THE DAY GOD LAUGHED
