This month begins the annual season of reflection and repentance in preparation for Holy Week, Good Friday and Easter. According to the Treasury of Daily Prayer, “During the forty days of Lent, God’s baptized people cleanse their hearts through the discipline of Lent: repentance, prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Lent is a time in which God’s people prepare with joy for the Paschal Feast (Easter). I...

During the January 11th Bible Study, the following resources where highlightedLadyLike: Living Biblically by Rebekah Curtis and Rose Adle  - A resource articulating the Biblical view of the roles of men and women in the family, church, and society from the female view.New LCMS Churches radio ad created by Issues, Etc. and voiced by President Matthew Harrison.Audio File (hosted by Issues, Etc.)Foll...

The following links were highlighted during Bible Study on December 7thCTSFW Seminary President John Bruss' Response to Unite Leadership Collective's assertions about LCMS' seminaries. Bjarne W. Teigen Reformation Lectures from October 2025, hosted by Bethany Lutheran College can be viewed at Bethany's website and YouTube.......

Throughout the month of December we celebrate the season of Advent, remembering how the prophet Isaiah declared the miraculous birth of Jesus with these words, “Behold the virgin will conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel.” He also described the how the Messiah would, “bring good news to the poor…bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of ...

After the celebration of All Saints, the rest of November leads us into the last three Sundays of the church year. During this short season, the hymns and reading emphasize the Judgment Day and the return of Christ. In a sense this month is pre-Advent, even as the “Gesima” Sundays are pre-Lent.Therefore, we remember that time is short. As St. Paul wrote to the Romans, “the creation waits with eage...