ILC Dorm Supervisors: After serving as dorm supervisors, both Paul and Courtney Agenten plan on resigning at the end of this academic year. We thank them both for their faithful service to the Lord and for being such positive role models to our dorm students. ILC is accepting applicants for these two positions to begin… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2024/03
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. “One generation will praise your deeds to another, and they will declare your mighty acts. I will contemplate the glorious splendor of your majesty and the accounts of your wonderful works.… Read More »Month Archive Read More
THE BREAD OF LIFE The Bread of Life Readings, March 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments March 1 TLH 287/LSB 581 Exodus 20 The Lord gives the Ten Commandments through Moses. The Lord gives additional laws regarding false gods… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. In our foreign mission work we see clearly that the Lord directs us. Each night we can’t help but give thanks to our God for the opportunities He has laid before us to share our faith overseas. “I know your… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Over the past few years, Bethel has received several “new” things. The first of our novelties was a facelift: we renovated our fellowship hall, put a new ceiling in the sanctuary, and resurfaced the parking lot. Not only does the building now look more pleasing… 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. Rev. Egbert Schaller (1904-1971) was pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Nicollet, Minnesota, and later became a professor of Greek and Hebrew at Immanuel Lutheran College. This article is from the Lutheran… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” (Matthew 13:44 ESV) Even in things secular, quantity of words is a poor indicator of quality of message. The speech that… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In a modern society like ours, the use of fire is not what it used to be. In fact, there’s more of a tendency to protect ourselves from its harmful effects with smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, and 911 calls to the local fire department. In ancient Israel, however, fire was a daily source of heat,… Read More »Month Archive Read More
THE CHRISTIAN’S CALL TO ARMS
Written by David Schierenbeck | March, 2024
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“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.” (1 Peter… 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. “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them,” Jesus promises. (Matthew 18:20 ESV) Every worship service is a time… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4) Sandwiched between Jesus’ death and resurrection is His burial. What is the… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Trees are very important in our lives. They are lovely to look at when they begin to leaf out in the spring, when they cover the hills in the summer, and when they display their splendor in the fall. They provide shade from the heat. They help to clean the air. Perhaps most importantly, they… Read More »Month Archive Read More