BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, DECEMBER 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments December 1 LSB 534 Proverbs 23 Wealth and worldly success can be deceiving. Solomon…
IT IS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1534
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Gervasius N. Fischer (1895-1958) was a leader in the formation of…
NEWS FROM THE CLCI MISSION FIELD
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. “Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and…
MARTIN LUTHER – “A MIGHTY FORTRESS”
Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. Martin Luther is well known, even among non-Lutherans, for his work as a reformer and theologian.…
PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT
What if God’s promises were conditional or unreliable, like marketing offers couched in fine print? The promise to send a Savior: “Well, maybe.” The promise to forgive sins: “That depends.” The promise to provide for…
NOVEMBER – TRINITY AND THANKSGIVING
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…
TOMORROW IS MADE ALIVE BY HOPE
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. L. Dale Redlin (1932-2025) was one of the first graduates of…
TITUS – SHATTERING THE GLASS HAMMER MYTH
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. Arguably the silliest disparagement leveled against the Bible is that…
ONLY ONE PART IS NOT REPLACEABLE
“So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as…
SAINTS: IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH
On May 13, A.D. 609, Pope Boniface IV dedicated a new basilica, formerly the Roman Pantheon, to “the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs.” Reportedly, twenty-eight cartloads of martyrs’ bones had been hauled from the…