BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, JANUARY 2024
The Bread of Life Bread of Life Readings, January 2024 TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments January 1 TLH 123/LSB...
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NEW BLOG KEEPS YOU CURRENT WITH ILC ACTIVITIES
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. Though spring is normally the busiest season at...
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Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Canadian Professor Thinks People Will Soon Worship AI. Writing recently for The Conversation, University...
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Stephen Krause, who was called by Grace Lutheran Church of Valentine, Nebraska, to be a grade school teacher, was installed on July 30, 2023. Also...
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“I MUST GO TO JERUSALEM”
“From then on, Jesus began telling His disciples what would happen to Him. He said, ‘I must go to Jerusalem. There the nation’s leaders, the chief priests, and the teachers of the Law of Moses will...
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SHARED TEMPTATIONS
Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13, and Luke 4:1-13 all relate the strange case of Jesus’ temptations in the wilderness, which occurred at the start of His public ministry. Jesus had been led into this...
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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 get...
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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 gone...
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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 from the radio, a phone...
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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...
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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 over, so we Christians are one by...
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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...
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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...
View Article“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...
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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...
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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...
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THE TREES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Trees are very important in our lives. They are lovely to look at when they begin to leaf out in the spring, when they cover the hills in the summer, and when they display their splendor in the fall....
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LAID TO REST
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the...
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SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: PAX DOMINI
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. “Where two or three are gathered in...
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THE CHRISTIAN’S CALL TO ARMS
“Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his...
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