Rosie Bartels is the Catholic educator from the Green Bay diocese featured in January's WELS Connection. Listen to her full interview and get her take on our Lutheran school system. While we live in Iowa and might not initial consider WELS schools to be a possibility, pray that God blesses each of us with the means to consider Christian education.

Uncut Interview with Rose Bartels

On March 20th, Michael Schroeder will release for sale his new musical album called Worship. Often times we do not consider the lyrics that are in contemporary Christian music and therefore we assume the messages we hear are fine. That is not always the case and many times false doctrine can creep into the messages we listen to. This is not the case with Michael Schroeder, who is a WELS member in the Las Vegas area, where he lives. Here are the lyrics from the website for Michael Schroeder for the first song on the Worship album, called By No Other Name.

By No Other Name Lyrics

Words and Music by Michael Schroeder © 2008 WorldWide Impact Publishing (ASCAP) CCLI #

CHORUS

By no other name comes mercy and Grace, (2 John 1:3)

By no other name is anyone saved but through Jesus. (Acts 4:12)

By no other name, and only through faith, in only one way,

And that’s Jesus (Galatians 2:16)

The Lamb of God Who takes away All my sin (John 1:29)

So that I might live (1John 4:9)

For His sacrifice Paid my price, (1John 4:10)

So by grace through faith In Him I am saved. (Ephesians 2:8)

CHORUS

By no other name comes mercy and Grace, (2 John 1:3)

By no other name is anyone saved but through Jesus. (Acts 4:12)

By no other name, and only through faith, in only one way,

And that’s Jesus (Galatians 2:16)

For God so loved, He gave His son So who’d all believe (John 3:16)

Would be saved by love. (1 John 4:8-10)

Now I’m justified, (Acts 13:38-39)

Now I’m redeemed, (Galatians 3:13-14)

For the Lamb of God Has rescued me. (Ephesians 2:4-6)

CHORUS

By no other name comes mercy and Grace, (2 John 1:3)

By no other name is anyone saved but through Jesus. (Acts 4:12)

By no other name, and only through faith, in only one way,

And that’s Jesus (Galatians 2:16)

Behold, behold the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world. (John 1:29)

(Repeat)CHORUS (2 times)

By no other name comes mercy and Grace, (2 John 1:3)

By no other name is anyone saved but through Jesus. (Acts 4:12)

By no other name, and only through faith, in only one way,

And that’s Jesus (Galatians 2:16)

Musical praise in the contemporary form can often be criticized for its message, but when it is Biblical sound and at the same time confessionally Lutheran, you have a blessing from God. The Wisconsin Synod is blessed to have some very fine contemporary artists singing songs of praise to our Lord Jesus Christ. One such artist is Michael Schroeder, who will be releasing a new album on March 20, 2010.

Michael's latest release is simply titled "Worship". The CD, recorded in Nashville over the past winter, is a collection of worship songs written and arranged over the past 3 years. The new project is a 2 CD Set that includes both the new music CD, and a free bonus CD that includes worship materials of Backing Tracks, Chord Charts, Lyrics, Scripture References, Commentaries as well as Power Points of each song for your Worship.

Here is a sampling of the music from the Michael Schroeder website.