ILC Dorm Supervisor Position. Jaqi Bredehoft will be resigning as girl’s dorm supervisor at the end of this school year. We thank her for her faithful service to the Lord and for being such a positive role model to our dorm students. ILC is accepting applications for this position to begin the 2026-27 school year.… Read More
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Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Remembering Rover’s “Dog Mom” on That Special Day. Sixty percent of Americans believe that “pet moms” deserve Mother’s Day recognition, according to a recent survey. This aligns with similar societal trends: 76 percent of millennials say they prefer… Read More
ILC MUSICIANS PARTICIPATE IN THE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE MUSIC FESTIVAL
Written by Dr. Daniel Schierenbeck | May, 2026
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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. Over the last dozen years, students at Immanuel Lutheran High School have spent the cold winter months practicing vocal and instrumental music that they’ve never heard before. Their goal? To… Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 WS 735 / LSB 485 Ezekiel 28 Ezekiel prophesies against Tyre and laments over Tyre. Ezekiel prophesies against Sidon, but the Lord promises to gather the house of Israel and protect His… 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: 21 Program: Education Year in… Read More
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. On December 6, 2025, we celebrated the graduation of three men from the Mount Horeb Bible Institute near Amousoukopé, Togo, West Africa, which is about ninety minutes north of the capital city of Lomé. We started in March 2021… Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Greetings from the Buffalo City and the saints at Our Savior’s. Let’s begin with what isn’t new. The Gospel is preached and the sacraments administered according to our risen Savior’s command: Matthew 28:19-20 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the… Read More
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Keith N. Olmanson (1929-2016) was involved in the early formation of the CLC. He held pastorates in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. This article is from the Lutheran Spokesman of May… Read More
In this series we offer brief introductions to the books of the Bible, including background, authorship, content, and application to the lives of today’s Christians. The Apostle John’s contributions to the New Testament came late, probably written between A.D. 90-100. By this time, he was in Ephesus, part of what is now southwestern Turkey. Later… Read More
One of the recurring themes of the Old Testament is “mercy in the midst of judgment.” At the very beginning, when Adam sinned and brought judgment on the whole human race, mercy was promised through the Seed of the woman. This theme continued during the period of the judges. When God’s people would sin grievously… Read More
“You therefore, beloved, since you know these things beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked, but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.” (2 Peter 3:17-18… Read More
TIMELESS HYMNS – JOHANN FRANCK
Written by John Klatt | May, 2026
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Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. A frequent visitor to Sunday services remarked that many of the hymns that we Lutherans sing are very old. The hymn “Jesus, Priceless Treasure” (TLH 347) by Johann Franck is a good example, dated 1655. The… Read More
“For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” (1 Timothy 2:5-6 NKJV) When there are two or more who have a serious difficulty, with at least one of them incapable of reaching a resolution,… Read More
Every mountain range has its own character. The Appalachians beckon with forested gentleness. The Rockies ruggedly stand with jagged peaks, and the Cascades boast beauty that covers volcanoes like a blanket. The Bible reveals a unique mountain range—God’s Mountain Range of Truth. Events that took place on physical mountains form a figurative mountain range that… Read More