THE GLORIOUS LIGHT OF THE PROPHETIC WORD
As I write this article, the season of Epiphany is wrapping up, and the church is preparing to enter the season of Lent. Epiphany is a season of Jesus being revealed as the Son of…
May (A Season of Easter)
The Lutheran church enjoys a long tradition of identifying one “Hymn of the Week” for every Sunday of the church year. Such a hymn should reflect the unifying theme of the service, and is intended…
THE GIFT OF MOTHERS
Does the title of this article mean that mothers are the gift or that mothers are the ones from whom the gift comes? The answer is, “Both!” “And Adam called his wife’s name Eve, because…
STRONG + TENDER = GOOD
“The sheep are out!” Whenever those words echoed through the farmhouse, everyone knew what it meant: “Drop what you are doing and get outside!” It was urgent, lest the sheep trample the garden or wander…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Atheist Song Performed at President Carter’s Funeral. The song “Imagine,” by John Lennon, has long been an anthem…
A LIBERATING HOPE!
“But the angel answered and said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said.’” (Matthew…
TRAVELING VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. People don’t garden like they used to: “It’s too much work . . . no one helped .…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, APRIL 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments April 1 WS 723 / LSB 543 Exodus 32 While Moses is on the…
PROMISE KEPT IN NORTHERN BANGLADESH
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: Names of individuals and specific locations are withheld due to the increasing potential for persecution against Christians throughout…
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH – FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Being sick with the flu or having a throbbing wound can be downright unpleasant. The Bible shows us that, since the Fall, all sorrow and…