Little Rock, Arkansas A CLC member in Little Rock, Arkansas would like to know of other CLC members in that area. For more information please contact Pastor Joel Fleischer, 811 South First Street, Lamar, CO 81052 Amarillo, Texas CLC Members in the Amarillo, Texas area, or their pastors, are encouraged to contact Pastor Joel Fleischer,…  Read More

(Past, Present, Future) A Christmas Message From Our CLC President — “… The Father’s faithfulness to His promise of the past is guarantee of His faithfulness to His promises of the present as well as the future. “ Children enjoy looking through the Christmas toy catalog. They identify what it is that they would like…  Read More

No “I” In The Gospel “Why are you saved?” asks the teacher. The student responds, “Because I believe.” I suspect that that is not an unusual response. With deeper probing the teacher can ascertain that the student understands that the answer is incomplete. “I am saved because I believe in Jesus.” This teacher does not…  Read More

A Convention Message June 17 will be the beginning of the CLC family reunion known as convention. As before any family reunion much work has gone into preparation for convention. In April the various boards met in Eau Claire prior to the Coordinating Council meeting. According to the description in the bylaws of the CLC…  Read More

Installation In accord with our usage and order, Paul T. Krause, who was called by St. John’s Lutheran of Clarkston, Wash. and Peace Lutheran of Orofino, Idaho to be pastor was installed on May 11, 1996. — Pastor Paul Schaller In accord with our usage and order, John Hein, who was called by Our Redeemer’s…  Read More

Reformation 1996 In 1529, the year that Martin Luther prepared the Small and Large Catechisms, he wrote the classic Reformation hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. Luther wrote: Though devils all the world should fill, All eager to devour us . . . There are no new tricks in the devil’s arsenal. He needs…  Read More

West Central Pastoral Conference Date: September 17-19, 1996 Place: Berea Ev. Lutheran Church, Sioux falls, SD Agenda: 1) Old Testament Exegesis: Psalm 128 — Pastor Jay Hartmann 2) New Testament Exegesis: Romans 6:15-23 — Pastor Peter Reim 3) Isagogical Study of Hebrews — Pastor Norman Greve 4) Review and discussion: Walther’s Law And Gospel —…  Read More

REFORMATION’S EFFECT ON APPRECIATION OF CHRISTMAS BLESSING “God has stooped to speak heavenly truths in human words, so that we might know the riches of His grace…” The nature of such a publication as the Spokesman requires that articles be submitted well in advance of their appearance. Hence this Christmas message is being written in…  Read More

Installation In accord with our usage and order, Immanuel Lutheran Seminary graduate Timothy Holland, who was called by Living Word Lutheran congregation of Hendersonville, NC and Gift of God Lutheran congregation of Fairfax, VA as pastor was installed on December 8, 1996. –Pastor Warren Fanning Correction: In President Fleischer’s article in the December 1996 issue…  Read More

Minnesota Teachers’ Conference Date: February 17, 1997 Place: Grace Lutheran School Fridley, Minnesota Agenda: * 9:30 a.m. Opening Devotion and other preliminaries * 10:00 Teaching Sex Education in our Grade Schools From a Christian Perspective — Mrs. Laila Fleischer * 11:00 Round Table Discussions * 11:40 Lunch Break * 1:00-3:00 “Introduction to the Internet” —…  Read More

AFTER A WINTER OF DISCONTENT — PEACE AND JOY For many of us in the Midwest the winter has been hard and long. In our moments of weakness we forget that the severity of it that makes us uncomfortable is a consequence of sin. We forget also that snow itself is a blessing of God…  Read More

Appointments Upon the resignation of Rev. Walter Schaller upon the acceptance of a call, Rev. Michael Roehl has been appointed Conference Visitor for the West Central Conference. — Daniel Fleischer, President Rev. Steven Sippert has been appointed as associate editor of the Ministry By Mail. –Daniel Fleischer, President Address Change CLC Ministry By Mail Editor…  Read More

Installation In accord with our usage and order Joel Fleischer, who was called by Calvary congregation of Marquette, Michigan to be its pastor, was installed on June 1, 1997. Assisting in the installation were Prof. Clifford Kuehne and Pastor Robert McDonald. –Pastor Daniel Fleischer Withdrawal Rev. Leroy Dux and Mt. Zion of Detroit have left…  Read More

A Church Committed To The Word One who writes can be easily misunderstood, possibly because he wrote unclearly, or possibly because the reader misunderstood. A pastor understands that. So it is imperative that he make every effort to speak clearly, and that the hearer or reader make every effort to ascertain what is being said…  Read More

SAVED BY A CHILD On a personal level it is not easy. As we still are flesh and blood we daily are contending against ourselves as it were. The war between the old man and the new man is a wearying experience. We are still in the world. In the world we have had and…  Read More

Colloquy Rev. Kevin McKenney, formerly a clergyman in the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, now a member of Messiah in Hales Corners, Wis., has applied for colloquy with the desire to serve in the ministry of the Church of the Lutheran Confession. Correspondence relative to this application should be sent to the president by Easter of…  Read More

Through Grace To Resurrection By the time many of you read this, the writer will have changed addresses. He will have moved from Grace to Resurrection, from Fridley, Minnesota to Corpus Christi, Texas. It is one of the advantages that the CLC enjoys to this point that its president still serves as an active pastor…  Read More

Installations In accord with our usage and order, Seth Schaller, who was called by Messiah congregation of Eau Claire, Wis. to serve as Principal and teacher of grades 7 & 8 in its school, was installed on June 14, 1998. –Pastor Paul Tiefel In accord with our usage and order, Barb Gurgel, who was called…  Read More

‘LUTHERAN’? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? Occasionally one is asked, “What religion are you?” Your immediate response might be, “Lutheran.” Sadly, in our day that is less and less a meaningful confession or witness because Lutheranism has been loaded with so much baggage. Theologically, as well as in application of the moral imperatives of Scripture, what…  Read More

“The Fullness Of Time” As happens frequently the editor must remind yours truly of the upcoming deadline for submission of an article. So in the beginning of November came the reminder that the Christmas article was due. Already? Christmas? But the reminder also serves another good purpose. It reminds one of how quickly the years…  Read More