How the Formula Of Concord Was Forged (Ten Parts) Part One: Luther’s Death When Luther died, Lutheranism collapsed. Military defeat of the Lutherans worsened the weaknesses of the Wittenberg faculty. This era is painful to…
(This is a portion of an address given as part of the 1994 Area Reformation Festival Service at Immanuel, Mankato, Minnesota — Ed.) …Against (the) assaults of Satan we must pray for the spiritual strength…
It makes for a captivating, albeit often tragic, story or TV drama. A seaworthy vessel with supposedly capable seamen at the helm loses its power or moorings while at sea and soon finds itself adrift…
(Adapted from the February 1995 Newsletter of Grace Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye, Minnesota) The pastor of the ELCA church in our city recently took his turn writing an article for the church page of the…
Why Do We Have A Foundation? The need for the Foundation became apparent when the Board of Trustees began having trouble administering some of the gifts that were being given to the CLC. There were…
Another Conference School Opened Following the lead of three sister churches of the Pacific Coast Conference, St. Stephen of Mountain View, Calif. is undertaking its own day school, with grades K-3 opening this fall. Early…
I recently heard a national leader of public education being interviewed. The interviewer asked about what is being done to combat all the violence in public schools. The NEA leader said that many schools now…
Berea Lutheran Church Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Over the past few years Berea has experimented with both evening and morning vacation Bible School. Last year many of our parents and children benefited from an evening…
A Truly Anonymous Army When it was suggested that the Spokesman might feature our retired pastors and their long-time faithful work in behalf of the Lord and His Church, a couple of those pastors sought…
Across the CLC we are privileged to have a number of large families who for a long time have anchored our CLC congregations and church body. Their blessed tentacles extend far and deep, going back…
