Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Kelly Beekman, who was called as a teacher at Messiah Lutheran School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin was installed on August 24, 2025. —Pastor Emeritus Paul Tiefel Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Frank Gantt, who was called by Faith Lutheran Church of Manchester, Missour to be their pastor was… Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2025/11
Every other month we get an update on what’s been happening recently at our Immanuel Lutheran High School, College and Seminary in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. At the beginning of each school year, it is always good to see our returning students, but it is also exciting to meet our new students. This fall, though, we… Month Archive Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments November 1 TLH 255 / LSB 520 Psalm 61 David appeals to the Lord for help in time of need. November 3 TLH 425 / LSB 732 Psalm 62 The Lord provides His people… Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession What’s been happening at Luther Memorial of Fond du Lac? One of the first things that comes to mind, because it happens in early September, is Fondue Fest. Fondue Fest attracts nearly 25,000 people, and the main attraction is that the local technical college’s culinary… Month Archive Read More
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. MLBS graduation class 2025 The Berea Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC) of India currently has 1,074 pastors serving 1,196 congregations and 487 preaching stations, with 25 students studying to be pastors at the Martin Luther Bible School (MLBS) seminary. The… Month Archive Read More
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 Immanuel Lutheran Seminary in Mankato, Minnesota. He served as pastor at various CLC congregations in Wyoming, Colorado, North Dakota and… Month Archive Read More
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 it is, for the most part, impractical. One of the more sarcastic canards used to express that sentiment is that… Month Archive Read More
“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 the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.” (Numbers 27:22-23) Eli Whitney is often credited with first implementing interchangeable parts… Month Archive Read More
“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 them than the beginning. For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness,… Month Archive Read More
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 to be sung on that Sunday every year. In this series, Pastor Nathanael Mayhew gives us a brief overview of… Month Archive Read More
The expression “the end times” (also known as “the last days”) refers to the time between the ascension of Jesus and when He comes again on the Last Day. During the centuries that have passed since His ascension, there’s been no lack of people presuming to forecast a precise (or approximate) date for when He… Month Archive Read More
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 catacombs and placed under the altar of the new church. These actions “broke ground for recognizing the saints’ contributions to… Month Archive Read More