Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Rick Mariner, who was called by Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mankato, Minnesota, to be a high school teacher, was installed on August 18, 2024. —Pastor Joseph Naumann Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Matthew Kranz, who was called by Berea Lutheran Church of Inver… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2024/09
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 start of school at Immanuel every fall is exciting, in part, because of all the new students we are privileged to welcome to campus and get to know throughout… Read More »Month Archive Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments 09/02/24 TLH 26/LSB 797 Isaiah 30 The Lord judges His people for their reliance on Egypt for deliverance. This trust in human power is yet another act of rebellion against the Lord. The Lord… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Some might say “Nothing” when asked what is new at Saint Matthew in Dallas, Texas, since the last update seven years ago. Of course that is not completely accurate—after all, even the godless scientific community admits that they cannot precisely define “nothing” on account of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. There are three passages in particular in the Book of Acts that give us a glimpse into the thrust of our God in the apostolic days. This thrust was to continue by the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) though the apostles… Read More »Month Archive Read More
Let us assume that a teacher who lived a thousand years ago had written an “autograph” [that is, a document hand-written by the author himself.] He had some students who appreciated the value of their teacher’s wisdom. In order to preserve his writing for themselves and future generations, they each made a handwritten copy of… Read More »Month Archive Read More
They came from every direction. They came across land and by air. They came from states near and far, and from across the sea. They are the 143 voting members of the 36th Church of the Lutheran Confession Convention, held on the campus of Immanuel Lutheran College, June 20-23, 2024. They came to “Make a… Read More »Month Archive Read More
A sense of entitlement is a corrosive cancer which blinds the soul to the goodness of our Lord and leads to a wide range of sin. In the Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers (Mathew 21:33-46), the tenants’ assumption of squatting rights results in manifest murder. Fully furnished with wall, tower, and winepress, the landowner has… Read More »Month Archive Read More
For Hagar, the circumstances were desperate. She was young, alone, pregnant and penniless; a slave fleeing the harsh treatment of her mistress Sarai. Seventy miles lay behind. If her destination was home in Egypt, many more difficult, dangerous miles lay ahead. Eventually, Hagar came to a well in the Wilderness of Shur, a desolate region… 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. “The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his… Read More »Month Archive Read More
GOD’S GIFT OF SHEPHERDS
Written by Robert Sauers | September, 2024
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“The elders who are among you I exhort, I who am a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed: Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but… Read More »Month Archive Read More
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.”… Read More »Month Archive Read More