JUNE (EASTER, PENTECOST AND TRINITY)
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…
LUTHER’S MARRIAGE – JUNE 13, 1525
“With my wedding, I have made the angels laugh and the devils weep.” M. Luther For all his early life, Martin Luther knew that priests and nuns were not allowed to marry. After all, the…
MARRIAGE’S BOND OF PERFECTION
“And above all these things put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” (Colossians 3:14 ESV) A friend of mine, referring to himself and his wife, said, “I know we won’t be married…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
2025 CLC General Pastoral Conference June 17-19 Immanuel Lutheran College, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Agenda: Old Testament Exegesis: Amos 2:4ff—Missionary Peter Evensen New Testament Exegesis: 2 Thessalonians 3:1ff—Pastor Johnathan Schnose Motivation for Ministry—Pastor Thomas Naumann Online…
CLC GRADE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
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. When Spring Break begins at ILC, many of our students…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MAY 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments May 1 LSB 417 Jeremiah 34 Jeremiah prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem and the…
ERICA OHLMANN
Want to meet the person who may be your next pastor or Christian day school teacher? This series profiles the men and women who are in their final year of preparation for the public teaching…
IN THE WORLD, YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATION
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. The “prosperity gospel” is rampant in the world, especially here in Africa. It promises people health and wealth (especially…
HOLY CROSS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church and School is located in the heart of North Phoenix. This central location is the hub for many visitors throughout…
GO! EASTER FAITH AND MISSION ZEAL
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Pastor Norbert Reim (1918-2007) was a leader in the formation of the…