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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… Read More »An Easter Message From Our CLC President —

In April 1995 a young member (Mark, about 30 years of age) of Prince of Peace, Hecla, S. Dak. was killed instantly in a single… Read More »Are You Ready To Go?

“For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” — 1 Corinthians… Read More »Death – Friend Or Defeated Enemy?

How The Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten parts) Part Five: Melanchthon And The Synergists Luther said that the devil attacks Christianity from three columns.… Read More »After The Death Of Luther —

“That We Might Have Hope” (Rom. 15:4) Genesis Chapters Thirty-nine And Forty Joseph Sold Into Slavery “Bang” goes the gavel. “Sold!” cries the auctioneer. Then… Read More »LESSONS FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT

Lutheran Pietism (Most have heard of the occasional “Promise Keepers” gatherings around the nation. Wanting to offer our readers an assessment of the movement from… Read More »PIETISM AND PROMISES KEEPERS —

Churches Send Their Pastors To Jail “To whom it may concern, “I would like to thank you deeply for the . . . Bible I… Read More »Pacific Coast Conference News —

Do you remember hearing anyone asking, back around the middle of February, if you had “gotten shriven yet?” The 3-day pre-Lent season of “Shrovetide” and… Read More »YOU ARE SHRIVEN

and the elders mocked him . . . ” Matthew 27:41 The famous author and editor H. L. Mencken once wrote: “Injustice is relatively easy… Read More »The chief priests, the teachers of the law,