THE TALENTS
“Victim mentality” is an all-too-common method of avoiding personal accountability. It assumes that what others expect of you is unreasonable and blames their impossible demands for any lack of effort on your part. The victim…
THE TALENTS
HIGHER EDUCATION
“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.” (Proverbs 2:6) Martin Luther wrote, “I am much afraid that the schools will prove the very gates of hell, unless they diligently labor…
REAL ENEMY LOVING IN ACTION
“For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: ‘Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth’; who, when…
THE CREED
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. In sharp contrast to the…
GIFTS
Have you ever received a gift you didn’t need? What can make such a gift a joy anyway? —If it comes from the heart. Remember the time your little granddaughter gave you a pair of…
THE WONDER OF SANCTIFICATION!
“But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2023 CLC General Pastoral Conference June 20-22 Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Agenda: Old Testament Exegesis: Amos 1:1ff—Pastor Joseph Naumann New Testament Exegesis: 2 Thessalonians 2:13ff —Pastor Michael Roehl Pornography—The Secret Sin No One…
INITIAL VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. In April of this year, I had the privilege of joining Missionary Todd Ohlmann on an initial in-person…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, JUNE 2023
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments June 1 TLH 43 Genesis 1:1-2:3 The Lord creates the universe in six days.…
OUR SHEPHERD EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH–CONROE, TEXAS
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Our Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church is located about forty miles north of downtown Houston. It is a fairly new church in the CLC, but has…