NOTES FROM THE FIELD In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. An Update from Nepal [Editor: The following is a report about current activities in the… Comfort During Crises
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession We preach Christ crucified. Okay, that isn’t new. Christ crucified has always been what we’ve preached here, but we are trying to make that clearer… Good Shepherd Lutheran Church – Rapid City, South Dakota
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments January 1 TLH 523 / LSB 756 1 Peter 1 Though we endure… Bread of Life Readings: January 2025
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at our Immanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. For the first time in Immanuel Lutheran High School history,… Wisconsin State Champions
Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Zachary Sippert was installed as pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota on September 29, 2024. Also participating in the service were (photo, l-r) Pastors… Annoucements
“Daddy, watch me!” cried the little girl from the backyard. Dad was busy with a project, but he smiled and cast a sideways glance toward his daughter. “No, Daddy, really watch me!” Years later, she… DON’T MISS IT
Parents may answer this question for their children while setting up their nativity scene. It’s also the primary purpose of our Christmas Eve programs. A simple but wonderful answer to the question is to say… WHY DID JESUS COME AT CHRISTMAS?
The Lutheran church enjoys a long tradition of identifying one “Hymn of the Week” for every Sunday of the church year. Such a hymn should reflect the unifying theme of the service, and is intended… DECEMBER: (ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS)
“Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained like precious faith with us by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to… “PRECIOUS”
Do you ever say things which—without consideration of the times and circumstances—would seem to be contradictory? So does the Bible. Consider the following Old Testament examples: Isaiah 2:4: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares,… SWORDS AND SPEARS, PLOWSHARES AND PRUNING HOOKS
