ANNOUNCEMENTS
Attendees at an exploratory mission service in Des Moine, Iowa November 10, 2025 Nominations for ILC Professor and ILC President. The Board of Regents announces the following nominations to fill the professorship vacated by the…
PHILEMON – GRACE IN ACTION
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. Slavery was an accepted part of the social-economic fabric of…
BEING MINDFUL OF WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT AND BENEFICIAL
“Beloved, I now write to you this second epistle (in both of which I stir up your pure minds by way of reminder), that you may be mindful of the words which were spoken before…
MARTIN LUTHER – “A MIGHTY FORTRESS”
Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. Martin Luther is well known, even among non-Lutherans, for his work as a reformer and theologian.…
PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT
What if God’s promises were conditional or unreliable, like marketing offers couched in fine print? The promise to send a Savior: “Well, maybe.” The promise to forgive sins: “That depends.” The promise to provide for…
THE STABLE THAT SILENCED SINAI
Have you ever been terrified by God? It’s not a popular Christmas question, is it? We prefer tidings of comfort and joy, not holy terror. But to truly grasp the peace of the manger, we…
GOD, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was…
INNOVATIVE CHRISTMAS OUTREACH
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various fields. There is no lack of busyness to the month of December. Amidst all the flurry of activity, everyone is…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for Nominations. Nominations to fill synodical offices can be made by CLC pastors, professors, male teachers, and voting members of CLC congregations any time between January 1 through March 31, 2026. Nomination forms will…
IT IS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1534
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Gervasius N. Fischer (1895-1958) was a leader in the formation of…