Installation. In accord with our usage and order, Thomas Naumann, who was called by Grace Lutheran Church in Fridley, Minnesota, to be their pastor was installed on April 26, 2026. Participating in the service were fourteen pastors, active and emeritus (photo, with new pastor in front). -Pastor Nathan Pfeiffer Lutheran Spokesman Read More
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Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. Finland Supreme Court Says Historic Christianity is Hate Speech. Finland’s Supreme Court has blurred the line between peaceful Christian expression and hate speech. The recent case centers on government minister Päivi Räsänen, who was prosecuted for quoting Scripture… Read More
The decade following Luther’s posting of the Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 left the Holy Roman Empire in a state of crisis. The Diet of Worms in 1521 had condemned Martin Luther and his theology. However, Emperor Charles V, who was perpetually distracted by wars against France in the west and the Ottoman Turks in the… Read More
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. After months of planning, government approval, and preparation, construction began shortly after Easter 2025 on the Bangladesh Lutheran Church Mission (BLCM) building project in Gopalganj. That project is now reaching its final stage. The Board of Missions recently… Read More
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments June 1 TLH 334 / LSB 689 1 Chronicles 28 Before his death, David gives instructions to Israel and to Solomon. June 2 TLH 28 1 Chronicles 29 David encourages the people to follow… Read More
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: The following is a report of events that took place in January in the Church of the Lutheran Confession in India (CLCI). It is written, in his own words, by the indigenous pastor who is our main contact.… Read More
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Peace Lutheran Church sits about two miles south of the town of Mission, on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, in southern South Dakota. Each week I drive about thirty minutes north from my home in Valentine, Nebraska, to lead services in the small, metal-sided building our… 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. Bertram J. Naumann (1931-2009) was involved in the formation of the CLC. He served as pastor at Marquette, Michigan; Hales Corners, Wisconsin; and Lynnwood, Washington. He also served on various… 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. As winter gives way to spring, the frozen earth is transformed into mud. Those with a more direct connection to the land know that the same mantra applies to the… Read More
Judges Chapter 19 has been described as the most disturbing chapter in the Bible. God included it for a reason. Can we figure out why? As difficult as it may be, let’s hear the details. A Levite (a religious leader) from Ephraim married a concubine (a secondary wife) from Bethlehem. She was unfaithful to him… Read More
Two major false teachings plagued the readers of John’s day. One was the false belief that Jesus’ physical body, suffering, and death were all just illusions. Another, proposed by the false teacher Cerinthus, taught that Jesus was not born of a virgin by the power of the Holy Spirit, but Mary and Joseph were both… Read More
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Written by Timothy Daub | June, 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. Highly regarded as scholar, musician, and poet, Johann Rist (1607-1667) served in several prominent teaching roles before becoming long-time pastor in Wedel, near Hamburg. Recognizing that he enjoyed a relatively more stable life in northern Germany,… Read More
General Convention floor session in the Immanuel College field house People often state that timing is everything. Whether making a large purchase or sale, hunting or fishing, or working with the weather, this is often true. Sometimes our timing seems to be right on, everything synchronized. At other times, nothing seems to work out the… Read More
Anthropologists estimate that, throughout history, people have worshiped over eighteen thousand gods. Histories of ancient cultures mention many of these gods—gods that are the invention of man’s (evil) imagination which, of course, makes them false gods. But there is one God—and only one—Who is real, not a myth, not produced by man. Isaiah 45:5 says,… Read More