BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 LSB 417 Jeremiah 34 Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem and the…
ERICA OHLMANN
Want to meet the person who may be your next pastor or Christian day school teacher? This series profiles the men and women who are in their final year of preparation for the public teaching…
IN THE WORLD, YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATION
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. The “prosperity gospel” is rampant in the world, especially here in Africa. It promises people health and wealth (especially…
GO! EASTER FAITH AND MISSION ZEAL
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Pastor Norbert Reim (1918-2007) was a leader in the formation of the…
THE LETTERS OF SAINT PAUL – PHILIPPIANS
In this series we offer brief introductions to the books of the Bible, including background, authorship, content, and application to the lives of today’s Christians. Human Authorship—the Apostle Paul Time and Place of Writing—Probably 63…
LACKING NOTHING
I think I was in college before I understood verse one of the 23rd Psalm. Perhaps others have puzzled over it as well. The rest of the psalm seemed relatively clear to me. Like a…
THE GLORIOUS LIGHT OF THE PROPHETIC WORD
As I write this article, the season of Epiphany is wrapping up, and the church is preparing to enter the season of Lent. Epiphany is a season of Jesus being revealed as the Son of…
May (A Season of Easter)
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…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Atheist Song Performed at President Carter’s Funeral. The song “Imagine,” by John Lennon, has long been an anthem…
A LIBERATING HOPE!
“But the angel answered and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.’” (Matthew…