Sent to Serve
Sent to Serve “[T]he Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 Students across the country are celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week with special events all week long. In normal years these activities range from chapel services...
A Letter from the President, January 8, 2021
January 8, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh! I pray that in the Lord Jesus Christ you find comfort and hope during these difficult times! Where do we turn with all that is happening in our world and...
Making All Things New
Making All Things New Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud...
Praying the O Antiphons of Advent
Praying the O Antiphons of Advent O come, O come Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice Emmanuel Shall come to thee O Israel! (LSB 357 v. 1) For more than a thousand years, the Church has been...
Advent Comfort
Advent Comfort “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.” Isaiah 40:1-2 December 7, 1941…a date which will live in...