THE DRAGNET
Every hoarder’s worst nightmare is to find someone sorting through his belongings, and throwing into the trash items that he considers to be personal treasures. The Parable of the Dragnet (Matthew 13:47-50) is imbued with…
HOW TO SLEEP IN PEACE
(Please read Psalm 4) Amid an armed rebellion, and with his life in danger, David was still able to sleep. Why? David Prayed David was able to sleep because he gave his problems to the…
THE END OF ALL THINGS IS AT HAND
“But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. And above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins.’…
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE DISTRIBUTION
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. “And as they were eating,…
ONLY ONE COULD DO IT ALL
Between 1961 and 2017, the National Football League offered a youth football skills competition known as “Punt, Pass, and Kick.” Children were invited to compete within their age groups, winners being determined based on the…
HE WENT UP TO SEND GIFTS DOWN
It is a time-tested maxim: “What goes up, must come down.” This is true for the stock market, it is true for emotions, and it is true for everything upon which gravity exerts its influence.…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Retirement Gift: Professor Mark Kranz has announced his retirement effective at the end of the current academic year. His faithful service to our church and our school will be acknowledged during the ILC Class Day/Graduation…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. The Pope Thinks Hell Is Empty. It’s become fashionable in recent years—even among some nominal Christians—to question the…
IT’S OKAY! HE IS RISEN!
A mother checks her phone for the tenth time. Previously she had received news that her soldier son had been wounded in battle, but she knows nothing more than that. After many long, agonizing hours, she…
FELLOWSHIP DECLARED WITH LAMP
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. In late January/early February, Missionary Todd Ohlmann and Board of Doctrine member Pastor Andrew Schaller, traveled to the…