Attendees at an exploratory mission service in Des Moine, Iowa November 10, 2025 Nominations for ILC Professor and ILC President. The Board of Regents announces the following nominations to fill the professorship vacated by the resignation of Professor David Schaller prior to the 2025-26 academic year: Paul Krause, David Reim, David Schaller, Dan Sullivan, and… Month Archive Read More
Year/Month: 2026/01
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. Immanuel has many options for extracurricular activities that keep students busy and give them opportunities to use their gifts in a variety of ways. Right away at the beginning of… Month Archive Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments January 1 TLH 14 / LSB 791 1 Kings 20 Ben-hadad, king of Syria, attacks Samaria. Ahab defeats him twice. The Lord condemns the decision of Ahab to release Ben-hadad. January 2 TLH 320… Month Archive Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession What’s new with Messiah in Hales Corners (Milwaukee area), Wisconsin? Well, we could start with the pastor. After twenty-six years of faithful service at Messiah, Pastor Michael Eichstadt retired from the pastoral ministry in September of 2024. Pastor Luke Bernthal and his wife, Julia (“Jewels”),… Month Archive Read More
[Editor: The following is a report about current activities in the Himalayan Church of the Lutheran Confession in Nepal (HCLCN). It is written, in his own words, by the indigenous pastor who is our main contact in Nepal. Names of people and places are being withheld because of the risk of persecution. The report is… Month Archive Read More
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor Emeritus James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Egbert Albrecht (1921-2009) was a leader in the formation of the CLC. He served parishes in Marquette, Michigan, and Markesan, Wisconsin, among others. He also served as President of the… 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. In the early days of Christianity, as the message of Jesus Christ as “the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6) spread through Jerusalem and Palestine, believers themselves spoke… Month Archive Read More
OPERATION INFANT RESCUE
Written by David Fuerstenau | January, 2026
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History has recorded some notable and important rescues. In WWII alone, General MacArthur and his family were rescued from Corregidor in the Philippines by PT boats followed by a plane to Melbourne. The raid at Cabanatuan (Philippines) by the US Army 6th Rangers liberated over five hundred Allied prisoners and civilians from a Japanese camp.… Month Archive Read More
THE GOD WHO RIGHTLY CRIES “WOLF!”
Written by David Schierenbeck | January, 2026
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“Knowing this first: That scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, ‘Where is the promise of His coming? For since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.’ For this they willfully forget: That by the Word of God the… Month Archive Read More
PAUL GERHARDT (1607-1676) “A THEOLOGIAN SIFTED IN SATAN’S SIEVE”
Written by John Klatt | January, 2026
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Each month we highlight a hymnwriter who authored one or more of the well-loved hymns that we sing today. The description of the Lutheran hymn writer Paul Gerhardt in our title is a translation of the Latin inscription beneath a life-sized painting of him that hangs in the church in Germany where he served as… Month Archive Read More
The word “miracle” refers to something that cannot ordinarily occur within the realm of the universal laws of nature. Jesus performed miracles to validate what He said, such as in Matthew 9:6-7, “‘But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins’—he then said to the paralytic— ‘Rise,… Month Archive Read More
A short passing glimpse fired off a bolt of recognition which prompted a physical double-take and the mental conclusion, “I know that woman.” But how do I know her? She was in the growing crowd gathering for a funeral, but she wasn’t a member of the congregation or a known family member, so who could… Month Archive Read More