THANK YOU!
Dear brethren: With Jacob at the brook Jabbok I say: “O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac…I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all…
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday…”
“Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do not…
We All Live Downstream
A few months back we saw a bumper sticker which read: “WE ALL LIVE DOWNSTREAM.” It got us to thinking about how many and broad are its applications to life. What does it make YOU…
Father’s Day
It’s surely true as various billboards around town are proclaiming these days: “Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad.” A “Wyoming Marriage and Family News” flyer that recently…
Not a Boast but a Cause for Rejoicing
Beloved members of this Christian Congregation, When I was installed as your pastor in April 2002, this congregation celebrated its 50th anniversary. As now I retire after nigh fifty years of service in the public…
The Hammer Blows of Matthew Chapter 10
Not long ago we read of a recently published book which claims that reports of Christian martyrdom under the Roman Empire were all fabricated. According to a review of The Myth of Persecution in WORLD…
“Judge Not…” — and the Lutheran Reformation
The Reformer on “Judging” God-pleasing Judging: “You must understand this in such a way that it does not take away the right of the man in the public ministry of preaching to judge matters of…
Of Ravens, Crows, and Pastoral Concern
In the process of laying out the August issue of the Lutheran Spokesman, including the article which mentions the selfish behavior of ravens, we came upon a quote in which the Reformer Dr. Martin Luther…
“Read…Ponder…Share
June is subscription month for the Lutheran Spokesman. In that connection the usual appeal went out to CLC pastors nationwide, seeking their help in the promotion of the magazine in their respective congregations.
The latest appeal prompted the following response from one of the pastors regarding “disposal” of the monthly issues.
“’What to do with copies of the Spokesman and Journal of Theology [the CLC’s theological journal] when you are done with them?’
In Our CLC Classrooms–Meet Erin Libby
Erin Libby is currently teaching in her first year at Trinity Lutheran School in Watertown, South Dakota. Erin is one of eight recent teacher graduates from Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, who is now serving…