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Year/Month: 2020/01

“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS January 2020

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | January, 2020
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TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments Jan 1 TLH 529 (LSB 719) Judges 1:1-3 When the Israelites did not know what to do, they asked the Lord. Judah followed the Lord’s direction, as should we in this new year. Jan… Read More »Month Archive Read More

The Big Unveiling

Written by Norman Greve | January, 2020
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COVER STORY – Epiphany How often in our world of self-centered people don’t we hear promises of big things, soon to come. Coming soon, we are told, is the newest, greatest breakthrough in automotive excellence. Coming soon is the ground-breaking, sure-fire, Oscar-winning movie. But in the world of man, it sometimes happens that a big,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Jesus, Baptized for Us

Written by David W. Bernthal | January, 2020
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DEVOTION – JESUS’ BAPTISM “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19 We who have been baptized know the power and purpose of Baptism. It was our lost and sinful condition from conception which prompted… Read More »Month Archive Read More

It’s All About Having the One Thing

Written by Delwyn Maas | January, 2020
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GEMS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT (Read Psalm 27) In this psalm King David expresses an awareness of the reality that all believers face in this world: we have enemies who are determined to harm us. They’ll destroy us if they can. Ephesians 6 describes them as principalities, powers, and rulers of the darkness of this… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Wisdom from Above

Written by Mark Gullerud | January, 2020
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STUDIES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by… Read More »Month Archive Read More

“WHY?”

Written by Bruce Naumann | January, 2020
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GOD SPEAKS TO THE SUFFERING CHRISTIAN Personal tragedy – whether your own, or that of someone close to you—has a way of making an anguished person ask this question: “If there really is a God, WHY?” • If God is really good, why is there so much evil? • If God really has all power,… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Early Protests and Withdrawals

Written by David Lau | January, 2020
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THE ORIGIN OF THE CLC One aspect of the discussion surrounding the “Joint Statement,” which will again be before us at our 2020 convention, is how much importance to give to the events that took place around the period 1955-1961 that led to the formation of the CLC. In this seven-part series, Professor Emeritus David… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Rapid City, South Dakota

Written by Aaron Ude | January, 2020
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A SLICE OF LIFE IN THE CLC Snapshots of congregations from around the Church of the Lutheran Confession The Black Hills have always drawn people to them. The Lakota Indians migrated there from Minnesota in the 1800’s. Gold discovered by General Custer in 1874 drew miners by the wagon-full. These miners started many towns, including… Read More »Month Archive Read More

The Best Training

Written by Timothy Daub | January, 2020
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BEST. JOB. EVER! Are you a young person pondering a career? Have you considered becoming a pastor or a Christian day school teacher? This twelve-part series is meant to coincide with the work of the President’s Committee on Partners in the Public Ministry (CPPM). Its aim is to help you think more deeply about the… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Nick Naumann

Written by Lutheran Spokesman | January, 2020
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IN THE PIPELINE This series profiles the men and women who are in their final year of preparation for the public teaching or preaching ministry at our Immanuel Lutheran College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Age: 25 Program: Seminary Year in School: Senior Where were you born? Valentine, Nebraska. Where did you grow up?… Read More »Month Archive Read More

Financial Aid for ILC Students Preparing for the Public Ministry

Written by James Sandeen | January, 2020
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ILC Newsletter 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. The growing number of pastor and teacher calls and vacancies currently in our churches and schools attests that the need for young people to prepare themselves for the… Read More »Month Archive Read More

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