SAINTS: IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH
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…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025 Great Lakes Pastoral Conference Calvary Lutheran Church, Marquette, Michigan September 30-October 2 Agenda Old Testament Exegesis: Psalm 84—Professor Paul Naumann New Testament Exegesis: Romans 8:12ff—Pastor Luke Bernthal American Lutheranism—Pastor Stefan Sonnenfeld Rick Curia’s Paper…
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…
GOSPEL WORK IN THE ZAMBIA CONFESSIONAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. Our fellowship in Zambia began in two separate locations over a decade ago. Pastor Ibrahim Lyimo of Tanzania,…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, OCTOBER 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments October 1 TLH 376 / LSB 761 Numbers 20 Miriam dies. The Lord provides…
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…
SAINT PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH–AUSTIN, MINNESOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Three years ago this coming September, we were blessed to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church. One of our Saint Paul’s members…
2025 MISSION HELPER TRIP TO NEPAL
[Editor: Names of people and places are being withheld because of the risk of persecution.] In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Big things and the…
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…
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…