A Message From Our CLC President —
Reformation 1996 In 1529, the year that Martin Luther prepared the Small and Large Catechisms, he wrote the classic Reformation hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. Luther wrote: Though devils all the world should…
After the Death of Luther —
How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged Part Nine The Crypto-Calvinists Self-destruct After Luther’s death in 1546 Melanchthon’s followers, with his help, conspired to replace Luther’s doctrine with Calvin’s, at Wittenberg, Leipzig, and across Germany.…
EDITOR’S SMORGASBORD
LUTHER ANNIVERSARY Appreciative heirs watch for significant dates in the life of Dr. Martin Luther, thus to seize the opportunity another anniversary affords to highlight God’s working in his life. By now most Lutherans are…
It Takes A Good Follow-Through
Ask any good athlete who throws a ball, swings a bat, or swings a golf club, and they’ll tell you that same thing: it takes a good follow-through. You follow through with your arm after…
We Are People Of The Cross
If you were o visit each of our CLC congregations across the country, you would note many differences. There are obvious differences in the size and architecture of church buildings. In some places you might…
Looking Back in the Lutheran Spokesman
From September 1964* — GO! NEEDED: RELIGIOUS EXTROVERTS. He started out by climbing up on a pillar 12 feet off the ground and living there. Even this soon seemed too close to the contaminating earth,…
The Devil And His Angels Are Real
This article begins a new series. After the series of articles on the Devil has run its course, other “revelations of Scripture” could treat such subjects as Antichrist, Sin, Grace, the Last Days, etc. —…
After the Death of Luther —
How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged Part Eight The Crypto-Calvinists Triumph Before Luther’s death most of the doctrinal battles were against the Medieval errors of Roman Catholicism. After his death in 1546 the errors…
The Lutheran Grade School:
A Light Shining in a Dark Place Our Lord’s will is that His children might be more and more “conformed to the image of His Son” (Rom. 8:29). There was a time in our country…
Editor’s Smorgasbord
WHY BILLY IS NO PAUL The third week in June the Minneapolis Metrodome hosted a total of 348,000 people (not counting the nationwide television audience) for a Billy Graham Crusade. Some in the media have…