NOVEMBER – TRINITY AND THANKSGIVING
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…
WE BELIEVE AND CONFESS,LEST WE SUFFER A FEARFUL JUDGEMENT
“For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for…
ONLY ONE PART IS NOT REPLACEABLE
“So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. He took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before all the congregation. And he laid his hands on him and inaugurated him, just as…
TITUS – SHATTERING THE GLASS HAMMER MYTH
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. Arguably the silliest disparagement leveled against the Bible is that…
TOMORROW IS MADE ALIVE BY HOPE
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. L. Dale Redlin (1932-2025) was one of the first graduates of…
2 TIMOTHY – ENCOURAGEMENT FROM A FOND MENTOR
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. Paul’s second letter to Timothy, his protégé (see the September…
RATCHEER
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Warren Fanning (1936-2021) served St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bismarck, North…
A REFORMATION TREASURE: THE DOCTRINE OF JUSTIFICATION
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:23-24) In his younger years Martin Luther was…
OCTOBER – (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…
BEWARE OF DRY WELLS
“These are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm. For them the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved. For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those…