STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT

“But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled Read More

What’s New With YOU? Updates from congregations around the church of the Lutheran Confession

Does anyone else feel as if 2020 has lasted longer than a year? During the spring we canceled everything. In the summer we waited—and THEN canceled everything. But thankfully there have been some restarts along the way. Here Read More

DEVOTION—THE CHRISTIAN’S FOE

Some of you might be familiar with the motion picture The Ghost and the Darkness. In the late 1800’s, the British Empire was trying to build a railroad across East Africa between Kenya and Uganda. One of the big obstacles they faced was a pair of man-eating lions. The Read More

If you placed a pin dead-center in a map of Florida, you would be approximating the location of the city of Winter Haven. There is much to do in the area. Conveniently located between Tampa and Orlando and only twenty-nine miles from Disney World, Winter Haven’s central location has allowed it to become the home of Legoland Florida in 2011, which Read More

DEVOTION—CONFESSIONALISM

“If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:31-32) What is more important to the human body, the flesh or the bones? It’s an absurd question, really. Take away either and life would be impossible. The Read More

A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE CLC Snapshots of congregations from around the Church of the Lutheran Confession

Living Savior of Eden Prairie is a relatively young church, but its mission is one as old as the world itself. Before there was sin in Eden Prairie, there was sin in the Garden of Eden. It was there that the Living Read More

A LOOK BACK IN CLC HISTORY

It’s worth reminding ourselves that God works in marvelous ways—ways that are mysterious at the time, but later prove to have been in our best interests. Let me illustrate. Back in 1965 the Lord put the CLC through its first austerity program because contributions from our CLC friends fell Read More

A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE CLC Profiles of congregations from around the Church of the Lutheran Confession

“Hody, Hody, Hody!” I could hear it all the way up front (not that it’s really all that far in our cozy congregation). One of our younger members was joyfully joining in with the liturgy. Another time I blessed the Read More

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DEVOTION—CHRISTIAN WORSHIP

Teachers get a great deal of mail for professional development opportunities. I’m sure other professions do, too. Books, seminars, and subscription services all make their case for offering essential knowledge. Continued learning opportunities are an important part of doing a job well, but Read More