BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2024
The BREAD OF LIFE Bread of Life Readings, May 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 TLH 421/LSB…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2024
BEREA EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH-INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8) When I was asked to write this article about what is new at…
NOAH OHLMANN
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…
EQUIPPING THE SAINTS FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. The Mission Development Fund (MDF) provides money for many of the tools we use to train pastors around the…
SOME POST-GOOD FRIDAY THOUGHTS
Our heading is the result of some reflective thought concerning two “happenings,” both on Good Friday, and both in the area of public communications. The one was on television, the other in a leading midwestern…
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…