“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…
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THE ANGELS ARE COMING
Don’t get in a farmer’s way during harvest. Nothing stops him from doing whatever’s necessary to keep his equipment running. He devours his meals on the go, while metal teeth devour the crop. Combine fires…
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…
OCTOBER – (THE TRINITY SEASON)
The Lutheran church enjoys a long tradition of identifying one “Hymn of the Week” for every Sunday of the church year. Such a hymn should reflect the unifying theme of the service, and is intended…
BEWARE OF DRY WELLS
“These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those…
2 TIMOTHY – ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A FOND MENTOR
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. Paul’s second letter to Timothy, his protégé (see the September…
2025 MISSION HELPER TRIP TO NEPAL
[Editor: Names of people and places are being withheld because of the risk of persecution.] In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Big things and the…
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…
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,…
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…