Easter Images
Do you ever get tired of looking at pictures of bygone days? Perhaps. It all depends on whose pictures they are. If they are someone else’s pictures of people you don’t know very well or…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Bureaucrats OK Abortion by Mail. On December 16th the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a regulation allowing…
Dual-Credit Courses at Immanuel
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at ourImmanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. One of the more significant changes in higher education over the…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MARCH 2022
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments Mar 1 TLH 279 Luke 18:35-43 Today is another day of grace, and at…
CLC-Tanzania Seminary Report
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. On November 14, 2021, five graduates, three faculty members, one missionary, and about one hundred guests and government dignitaries gathered…
Saint John’s Lutheran ChurchClarkston, Washington
Greetings from Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Clarkston, Washington! The city advertises itself as “The Gateway to Hell’s Canyon,” a popular tourist attraction nearby on the Snake River. There is no better place to be…
Lutheran Liturgical Reform, Part 2
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 worship service, beginning with the history of Christian…
The Gospel Is Not a Preaching of Repentance
“Thesis XV—In the eleventh place, the Word of God is not rightly divided when the Gospel is turned into a preaching of repentance.” Have you ever been misunderstood in a text that you have sent?…
Our “Go-To” Lord and God
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him,…
Do You Have a Secret?
I’ve got a secret. Can you guess my secret? Can you keep a secret? So it’s often said. I even heard of a kids’ club, entry into which required the telling of a secret. The…