AUGUST: (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…
GOLDEN RATS AND TUMORS
From little on, children are told the story of the Golden Calf, the idol erected by Aaron while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments. How quickly the Israelites turned to the false…
2 THESSALONIANS – GROWTH IN THE SPIRIT AMID PERSECUTION
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. Just as a loving father longs for and prays for…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS AUGUST 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments August 1 TLH 777 / LSB 744 Psalm 41 While enduring illness and the…
WORDS WITH BIG MEANINGS: GRACE
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Professor Michael Sydow (1941-2009) served parishes in Phoenix, Manchester, Cheyenne, and…
THE LORD KNOWS HOW TO DELIVER THE GODLY AND PUNISH THE UNJUST
“For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment; and did not spare the ancient world,…
THE CLC “DIASPORA LIST”
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. “No, we don’t have anyone for the Diaspora List. Our only long-distance member is a lady in Pennsylvania,…
LENGTHENING THE CORDS AND STRENGTHENING THE STAKES IN EAST AFRICA
In Isaiah Chapter 54 the prophet delivers a message of hope and encouragement to the Jewish nation. In spite of their faithlessness to the Lord and His judgment that was coming, God would restore them…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025 West Central Pastoral Conference September 9-11 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Rapid City, South Dakota Agenda: Old Testament Exegesis—Pastor James Naumann New Testament Exegesis—Pastor Benjamin Libby Retiring from the Public Ministry—Pastor Delwyn Maas Predestination: A…
LIVING HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH – APPLETON, WISCONSIN
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Things continue on here in Northeastern Wisconsin much as they always have. The seasons change—you know, from Packer season to Packer draft season to Packer…