MILES OF HEAVEN TO COME
Heaven brings to mind warm and pleasant thoughts. Even for one who has a non-Biblical concept of “heaven,” heaven is not, “Ugh, I don’t want to go there.” The true heaven, the Scriptural heaven, is…
UNTIL THE NUMBER IS COMPLETED
“When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attendees of the 2023 Lower Michigan Youth Camp July 17-20 2023 Minnesota Pastoral Conference West Battle Lake, Clitherall, Minnesota October 8-10 Agenda: Old Testament Exegesis: Zephaniah 1:10 ff.—Pastor Nathan Pfeiffer New Testament Exegesis: Titus 2:1…
REFORMATION CONFIDENCE
“And by this we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him. For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not…
SUPPORT FOR MYANMAR AMID CRISIS
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. Daily bread’ means everything we need for our bodily well-being. It includes . . . good government. .…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, OCTOBER 2023
BREAD OF LIFE Bread of Life Readings, October 2023 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments October 2 TLH 447 /…
WHAT’S NEXT?
This series offers an overview of the chief teachings of the Christian church. There is an innate human desire that wants to know the next thing—the next assignment, the next meal, the next iteration of…
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH-IPSWICH, SOUTH DAKOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Zion Lutheran Church in Ipswich, South Dakota, celebrated its one hundredth anniversary this year with a worship service and meal reception held on July 16th.…
MISSION HELPER TRIP TO NEPAL
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Mission Helpers at the ancient city of Bhaktapur Because of the pandemic and other scheduling issues, it had been…
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Jesus’ parables are timeless. But when a story becomes too familiar, you can lose your focus on its original intent. The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) serves as a good example of how…