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.… MARTIN LUTHER – “A MIGHTY FORTRESS”
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… ANNOUNCEMENTS
“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… BEING MINDFUL OF WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT AND BENEFICIAL
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… PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT
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… IT IS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1534
“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… GOD, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
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… INNOVATIVE CHRISTMAS OUTREACH
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments December 1 LSB 534 Proverbs 23 Wealth and worldly success can be deceiving. Solomon… BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, DECEMBER 2025
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession With any congregation in the CLC, pastors come and go as they are called to serve the Lord. Congregation members continue the consistent work within… MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH–EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN
On May 13, A.D. 609, Pope Boniface IV dedicated a new basilica, formerly the Roman Pantheon, to “the Virgin Mary and all the martyrs.” Reportedly, twenty-eight cartloads of martyrs’ bones had been hauled from the… SAINTS: IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH
