“I’D LIKE TO THANK. . .”
The actor strides across the stage to accept an award. He is the star of an incredibly successful movie. As the applause fades, the actor begins by offering thanks to a long list of those…
SAINT PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH–AUSTIN, MINNESOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Three years ago this coming September, we were blessed to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church. One of our Saint Paul’s members…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025 Great Lakes Pastoral Conference Calvary Lutheran Church, Marquette, Michigan September 30-October 2 Agenda Old Testament Exegesis: Psalm 84—Professor Paul Naumann New Testament Exegesis: Romans 8:12ff—Pastor Luke Bernthal American Lutheranism—Pastor Stefan Sonnenfeld Rick Curia’s Paper…
A REFORMATION TREASURE: THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24) In his younger years Martin Luther was…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, OCTOBER 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments October 1 TLH 376 / LSB 761 Numbers 20 Miriam dies. The Lord provides…
RATCHEER
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Warren Fanning (1936-2021) served St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bismarck, North…
GOSPEL WORK IN THE ZAMBIA CONFESSIONAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. Our fellowship in Zambia began in two separate locations over a decade ago. Pastor Ibrahim Lyimo of Tanzania,…
GOD IS A FAMILY MAN
When we say that someone is a “family man,” we mean he is a man who is devoted to his wife and children, enjoys spending time with them, and considers his family to be of…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Christine Starland (left) and Deborah Owens, who were called as teachers at Berea Lutheran School, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, were installed on July 6, 2025. Mrs. Starland will be teaching…
PHONE-FREE CAMPUS
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at our Immanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. This fall, students, parents, faculty, and staff at Immanuel Lutheran…