Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Stephen Krause, who was called by Grace Lutheran Church of Valentine, Nebraska, to be a grade school teacher, was installed on July 30, 2023. Also installed on the same Sunday was student teacher Noah Ohlmann. Pastor Paul Krause participated in the service, and Missionary Todd Ohlmann was… Read More »Month Archive Read More
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Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Canadian Professor Thinks People Will Soon Worship AI. Writing recently for The Conversation, University of Manitoba philosophy professor Neil McArthur noted the correlation between the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and the drop in organized religion. He thinks… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at ourImmanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Though spring is normally the busiest season at Immanuel, this year we had quite an eventful time leading up to Thanksgiving break. On November 10, we hosted College Visitors’ Day, which… Read More »Month Archive Read More
The Bread of Life Bread of Life Readings, January 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments January 1 TLH 123/LSB 733 Psalm 90 Though our earthly lives are short, our eternal God provides for all of our needs in time… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: The following is a report about current activities in the Himalayan Church of the Lutheran Confession in Nepal (HCLCN). It is written, in his own words, by the indigenous pastor who is our main contact in Nepal. Names of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession There is a delightful picture that is tucked away in an old photo album. It is a picture of the new Berea Lutheran Church building from the 1980’s. There is nothing around the building except a wide-open field and sky. Today, if you get the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Pastor Arvid Gullerud (1920-2015) was a leader in the formation of the CLC and a longtime synodical board member. He was chiefly responsible for securing the property in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, that… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Farming isn’t what it used to be. We live in a cash-crop economy, from seed to harvest in just a few months. Our world wants immediate results, as hands-off as possible. But the Scriptures teach that the Lord takes a long-haul approach to cultivating the soul. Our parable (Luke 13:6-9) presents a fig tree planted… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“[Elijah] came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die.” (1 Kings 19:4) Have you ever felt like giving up; like saying, “That’s it. I’m done. I’ve had enough”? If so, you’re not alone. At one point in his life, a very low point, the prophet Elijah felt the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the… 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. In our communion liturgies, the Lord’s Prayer follows The Sanctus (December 2023 Lutheran Spokesman) and precedes The Words of Institution. That is no accident. It… Read More »Month Archive Read More
SOLUTIONS FOR BROKEN RESOLUTIONS
Written by Samuel Rodebaugh | January, 2024
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I don’t recall ever making a New Year’s resolution. Perhaps I had to come up with one as a school assignment once but, if so, I certainly never tried to accomplish it. The whole practice seems rather trite to me, and when I’ve brought up the idea in a sermon or devotion, my purpose was… Read More »Month Archive Read More
It is January and the hours of darkness still outnumber those of daylight. If you are not fond of shorter days, the good news is that we are gaining about two minutes of daylight each day. Light dispels darkness. An epiphany is a light-shedding moment—a moment of seeing something that was not seen before, of… Read More »Month Archive Read More