The All-Revealing Question
These brief topics were written to help members of Ascension Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington, think about the ways in which they share the Gospel… Read More »The All-Revealing Question
Lutheran Spokesman
A Christmas Hymn Is Born
Adapted from the November/December 1949 Immanuel Lutheran, by Pastor G. W. Fischer; submitted to the Lutheran Spokesman by current Immanuel pastor, Wayne Eichstadt It is… Read More »A Christmas Hymn Is Born
JUSTUS JONAS
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS (THIRD of four) JUSTUS JONAS “My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your… Read More »JUSTUS JONAS
Lucas Cranach (The Elder)
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS (FOURTH of four) Lucas Cranach (The Elder) “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members… Read More »Lucas Cranach (The Elder)
Look to Jesus When the Assignment is Tough
Professor Paul Schaller • Eau Claire, Wisconsin “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they… Read More »Look to Jesus When the Assignment is Tough
Announcements
Installations In accord with our usage and order, Joel Fleischer, who was called by Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls, S.Dak. to be its… Read More »Announcements
A Prayer For Our Pastor
In his retirement Pastor Emeritus Arthur Schulz, Black River Falls, Wis.,
has perused archived copies of Lutheran periodicals for hymns and poems and shared them with our pastors. This hymn—which may be sung to the tune of TLH #483—first appeared in the Lutheran Witness of January 29, 1946. It was written by Adela Kretzmann Weber of Canton, Ohio. Read More »A Prayer For Our Pastor
JOHN BUGENHAGEN
FAITH OF OUR FATHERS: Brief sketches of other influential figures at the time of the Reformation. Includes Bugenhagen, Melanchthon, Jonas, Cranach, Spalatin, and Chemnitz. [These… Read More »JOHN BUGENHAGEN
PHILIP MELANCHTHON
[These vignettes of men associated with Luther and the Reformation first appeared in connection with our CLC’s daily website devotions during Reformation season, 2013. Pastor… Read More »PHILIP MELANCHTHON
“We are Appointed to ”Proclaim that Truth!”
Theme of the 31st Convention of the CLC, June 16-19, 2014 “God Our Savior Desires All Men to be Saved!” [The first of two Convention essays appeared last month; it was titled “Jesus is the One Mediator of that Truth.” This second essay is by Pastor Michael Gurath, Phoenix, Arizona, and is abbreviated by the editor.] “For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, Read More »“We are Appointed to ”Proclaim that Truth!”