Our goal is to provide a practical resource for you, your small group, or your family, that can be easily implemented and applied. These studies are centered on the theme of each issue.For this editio...  Read More

I don’t know if the church gets much more divided than during an election year. 2024 is shaping up to be no different. How might we, the body of Christ, think and behave in such a divisive climate?In ...  Read More

Most of us think of a “kingdom” as a place. But when Scripture speaks of the “kingdom of God,” it is not speaking of a place, a locality in the sky to which we shall fly away some glad morning when th...  Read More

As we look at the culture of the United States today, certain words come up often: anger, distrust, political and cultural division, confusion, hopelessness, and isolation. This was magnified during t...  Read More

The words of John 17 sparkle as I read them. Jesus is praying for us, for all believers, for all time: “Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name.” (17:11)But even as Jesus prays for our pro...  Read More

After a particularly effective sermon, a parishioner might say to the preacher, “Thank you for your message today. I found it so moving.” It’s a remarkable turn of phrase, when you think about it. Isa...  Read More

The Church of the Lutheran Brethren sent its first missionaries to the continent of Africa in 1918. Berge and Herborg Revne set sail out of New York harbor on November 23rd of that year. About a month...  Read More

Ruth Edlund, 88, of Ashby, MN, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2024. Ruth was commissioned to go to Sudan (present day Cameroon) on August 23, 1959, following in the footsteps of her sister, Orpha...  Read More

Discipleship, discipleship, discipleship. Over and over the speakers at the Exponential Conference in Orlando, Florida, pounded that word and its meaning into the heads and hearts of the conference at...  Read More

Grace Community Church, (Wesley Chapel, Florida) welcomed two new elders on March 3, 2024. Front row: (L to R) New elders, Don Fry and Danny Morris. Back row: (L to R) CLB President Paul Larson, Elder...  Read More

Lincoln Church, a CLB Church Plant in Lincoln, North Dakota, held their first official worship service on Easter Sunday! Over 75 people attended the Easter Egg Hunt and Worship Service, most being fro...  Read More

Rev. Mike Natale speaking at morning chapel at Lutheran Brethren Seminary. My name is Mike Natale. I’m 38 years old and have been married to my wife, Lindsay, for 14 years. I grew up in New Jersey and...  Read More