BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2026
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 WS 735 / LSB 485 Ezekiel 28 Ezekiel prophesies against Tyre and…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Remembering Rover’s “Dog Mom” on That Special Day. Sixty percent of Americans believe that “pet moms” deserve Mother’s…
TIMELESS HYMNS – JOHANN FRANCK
Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. A frequent visitor to Sunday services remarked that many of the hymns that we Lutherans sing…
BEAUTY IN THE MIDST OF JUDGMENT
One of the recurring themes of the Old Testament is “mercy in the midst of judgment.” At the very beginning, when Adam sinned and brought judgment on the whole human race, mercy was promised through…
ILC MUSICIANS PARTICIPATE IN THE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
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. Over the last dozen years, students at Immanuel Lutheran High…
RILEY NAUMANN
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…
JOY IN CHRIST’S ASCENSION
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Keith N. Olmanson (1929-2016) was involved in the early formation…
OUR GOD OF GRACE AND GOD OF GLORY
“You therefore, beloved, since you know these things beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked, but grow in grace and in the knowledge…
I JOHN – GOD IS LOVE
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. The Apostle John’s contributions to the New Testament came late,…
NEW LABORERS FOR THE HARVEST
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. On December 6, 2025, we celebrated the graduation of three men from the Mount Horeb Bible Institute near Amousoukopé,…