SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Research Supports “The Success Sequence” For Young People. In a column for The Deseret News, University of Virginia…
EDUK8–A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT
Today’s tough economy prompts the question; “What is a worthwhile investment?” Here’s a simple answer to that question: children. From the beginnings of the CLC, Christian education has always been a priority investment. God’s grace…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS FEBRUARY 2024
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS February 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments February 1 TLH 390/LSB 560 1 Corinthians 2…
ASCENSION LUTHERAN CHURCH – TACOMA, WASHINGTON
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession If you were to use two words to describe Ascension Lutheran Church since its last update, they would be “resilient” and “blessed.” The people of…
TRULY GOOD NEWS IN TANZANIA
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. On November 19, 2023, a graduation ceremony was held at Wittenberg Lutheran Theological Seminary in Arusha, Tanzania. Four men…
IN THE BLESSEDNESS OF A CHRISTIAN DEATH
The Christian is called to be a soldier of Jesus Christ here on the earth. As soldiers are mustered out of the army one by one and sent home when their tour of duty is…
THE GREAT SUPPER
(Please read Luke 14:15-23) Jesus, for whom a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years, a day, has little tolerance for smug religious claptrap (think of His “whitewashed sepulchers” speech against the…
PUT YOUR HOPE IN GOD
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.” (Psalm 42:5) News can come…
WATER THAT SAVES
“There is also an antitype which now saves us—Baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has…
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION
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. Martin Luther did not ordinarily…