Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. New AI Apps Attempt to Summon Up the Dead. In an article for MIT Technology Review , Charlotte Jee reviewed several new apps that utilize artificial intelligence to let you “talk” to dead relatives. Apps such as HereAfterAI,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2023/02
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. We give thanks to the Lord that He has led Pastor Bruce Naumann to accept the call to serve as the CLC’s third full-time foreign missionary. He will be working primarily among our fellow Christians in the CLC-Tanzania.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments 2023-02-01 TLH 427 Proverbs 1:1-19 The fear of the Lord is the starting point and foundation of all true knowledge. However, as we go through life, we do not leave behind the starting point.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
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 or preaching ministry at our Immanuel Lutheran College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Age: 22 Program: Education Year in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. “And when they arrived, they gathered the church together and declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.” (Acts 14:27 ESV) Such is Luke’s report at the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession It’s been a little more than five years since the “Slice of Life” articles about our California congregations appeared in the Lutheran Spokesman. Since then, quite a bit has happened. Here’s a small slice of “What’s New” with your brothers and sisters in Christ in… Read More »Month Archive Read More
This series offers an overview of the chief teachings of the Christian church. Jesus, just hours away from His suffering and death, promised to send to His disciples what He described as “the Comforter,” namely, the Holy Spirit. “He will glorify Me,” Jesus said, “for He will take of what is Mine and declare it… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Charles Dickens called it “the finest short story ever told.” Whether he was referring to its literary quality or its theological message, it is true of both. The Prodigal Son is a masterpiece that is as compelling today as it was two thousand years ago. With an economy of words, the parable convicts, pardons, and… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah . . . saying, ‘Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city.'” (Jonah 1:1-2) Jesus calls all who follow Him to do this. Every believer is to share the Gospel of Christ as opportunities present themselves, and to live his life as a witness unto the Lord. Communities of Christians have… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, ‘Behold, I lay… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. This quiz is about the Collect (pronounced “KAHL-ekt”). All of you probably recognize the Collect as a short prayer that comes after the Salutation and… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.” (Revelation 14:13) Only a few hundred yards separates the birth and death places of Martin Luther (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546). For a man who never left home or wandered far, this would not be incredible. But for a man of Luther’s stature who… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“We also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body.” (Philippians 3:20-21) Some years ago, a popular television show called “Extreme Makeover” featured ordinary-looking men and women who were dramatically transformed. Each subject would be secluded from family for… Read More »Month Archive Read More