Lutheran Spokesman

It's not only around Valentine's Day that we hear about love. Throughout the year we hear and/or use the word 'love' in any number of contexts. “Love is a many splendored thing.” — “I love your new haircut!” — “I'd love to see them get into the playoffs.” — “I love Moose Tracks ice cream.” — “I love you, Mommy.” — Read More

(Matthew 3:16-17) The church season known as Epiphany is largely misunderstood and to a certain extent even ignored. Unlike the seasons of Advent and Lent, Epiphany is not marked with special services in many churches. There are no special Epiphany sales at the department stores nor are there any special Epiphany family dinners which Read More

“And there was great joy in that city” Acts 8:8 “He went on his way rejoicing”  Acts 8:39 What is it that makes Christians joyful? Next to the joy of forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation in Jesus Christ, surely one of our greatest joys is to hear about or witness for ourselves the great joy that comes to others when they hear Read More

He also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, Read More

I got to thinking about some of the Christmas greetings we hear and use. Out in the world it has become controversial to use a truly Christian Christmas greeting. We hear people exclaim “Happy Holidays!” with great exuberance, but that greeting rings artificial for the child of God. Read More

Dear reader, please have Luke 1:5-25 before you "Silence is golden" is the old saying. To a frazzled mom with noisy, active little ones, it is a golden time when the children are put to bed and the house is quiet. For a teacher after a long day, it is a golden time when the students go home and the classroom is silent. Read More

On “Hallowed Eve” in the year 1517, the evening before All Saints Day, a Roman Catholic monk named Martin Luther nailed 95 theses (sentences or propositions for debate) onto the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. According to God’s eternal plan, that event set in motion what we today know as the Reformation. God accomplished Read More

“Treasuring Our Heritage of Truth” -First of Three… “Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.” Hebrews 13:7 In our service today we are trying to do what God is telling us to do in this text. We are trying to remember those Read More

No, this writing is not intended to be a promotion for a bedding or mattress company! Rather, it has to do with Jesus and the comfort He sends from heaven where He reigns as our King.Actually, though, the gospel allows us to go to bed and sleep in peace and comfort (Psalm 4:8)! The word “comfort” occurs frequently in the Bible as Read More

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” (Romans 15:13) According to our time-honored custom, we Christians celebrate three main festivals each year during the course of the Christian church year. At CHRISTMAS we remember how God Read More