The NALC Life Ministries team is once again preparing for the March for Life in Washington D.C. this January, but our plan is a little different. Instead of holding a…
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Every two years, youth and their leaders from across the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) will gather for four days of worship, teaching, and service at the Continental Youth Gathering…
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“I don’t want to offend anyone or lose my friends.” That was the reason one of my church council members gave as to why she holds back from talking to…
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My congregation voted successfully to leave the ELCA in 2023. Reflecting on the past three years, here are three things I would encourage you to keep in mind if you…
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Director's Note: Many thanks to Bob Benne, esteemed NALC theologian and friend of Lutheran CORE, for his review of the history of the whole issue of “Bound Conscience.” The 2022…
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Ever since I became a Lutheran pastor I have been fascinated with denominational statistical trends. I have especially been interested—and concerned—with trends among Lutheran denominations in general and, starting in…
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Lessons, Hymns, and Prayers, February 15: The Transfiguration of Our Lord ALL: Exodus 24:8-18 (The 70 elders and Moses on the mountain with God) SOLA/RCL: Psalm 2:6-12 (You are…
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Lessons, Hymns, and Prayers, February 8, 2026: 5th Sunday after the Epiphany, Proper 4, Lectionary 5
Lessons, Hymns, and Prayers, February 8, 2026: 5th Sunday after the Epiphany, Proper 4, Lectionary 5 ALL: Isaiah 58:3-9a (The fasting God requires is justice and refraining from evil)…
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“There were five thousand men who ate the loaves” (Mark 6:44). How many People is the Lord able to take care of at the same time? Not only all people,…
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“And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the…
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