ANNOUNCEMENTS
Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Thomas Naumann, who was called by Grace Lutheran Church in Fridley, Minnesota, to be their pastor was installed on April 26, 2026. Participating in the service were…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Finland Supreme Court Says Historic Christianity is Hate Speech. Finland’s Supreme Court has blurred the line between peaceful…
REFORMATION TAKES ROOT
The decade following Luther’s posting of the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 left the Holy Roman Empire in a state of crisis. The Diet of Worms in 1521 had condemned Martin Luther and his theology. However,…
BANGLADESH BUILDING PROJECT REACHES FINAL STAGE
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. After months of planning, government approval, and preparation, construction began shortly after Easter 2025 on the Bangladesh Lutheran…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS JUNE 2026
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments June 1 TLH 334 / LSB 689 1 Chronicles 28 Before his death, David…
ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE CLC-INDIA
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: The following is a report of events that took place in January in the Church of the Lutheran…
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH – MISSION, SOUTH DAKOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Peace Lutheran Church sits about two miles south of the town of Mission, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, in southern South Dakota. Each week I…
HEAR IT THIS SUNDAY
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Bertram J. Naumann (1931-2009) was involved in the formation of…
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN “DON’T GET BOGGED DOWN”
In this series we offer brief introductions to the books of the Bible, including background, authorship, content, and application to the lives of today’s Christians. As winter gives way to spring, the frozen earth is…
WHO IS GOING TO SPEAK UP?
Judges Chapter 19 has been described as the most disturbing chapter in the Bible. God included it for a reason. Can we figure out why? As difficult as it may be, let’s hear the details.…