YOU TROUBLE MAKER, YOU!
The world is full of trouble makers! Some deserve the designation, others not so much. Copernicus was the first European scientist to advocate the heliocentric theory of the solar system. He offended many who claimed…
YOU TROUBLE MAKER, YOU!
WARNING: A MAJOR SPIRITUAL HEALTH HAZARD
“But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on…
JULY (THE TRINITY SEASON)
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…
HEAVEN IS OUR FATHERLAND
“Patriotism” is loyalty and love for one’s nation. The word is derived from Latin pater, meaning “father.” Patriotism is devotion to one’s fatherland. There are several facets to patriotism. One is simply geography. To grow…
SPIRITUAL AND SECULAR
Should religion and public praying be in public schools? Should the government make laws that limit what can be taught in churches? Should church pulpits be used to promote political agendas? Should the government be…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A conference of pastors and inquirers near Karatu, Tanzania, April 14-15 Wittenberg Seminary faculty members at the conference luncheon, (l to r) Pastors Robert Loskira, Jeremia Issangya and Missionary Bruce Naumann Anniversary. You are invited…
SEEN IN PASSING
UK School Celebrates “Refugee Week” Instead of Easter. Norwood Primary School in Eastleigh, Hampshire, this year canceled its traditional Easter observance in the name of “diversity and inclusion.” The observance was apparently seen as too…
BUILDING PROJECTS IN NIGERIA AND BANGLADESH
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. From foundation stones to living stones, God is shaping His Church in Nigeria and Bangladesh! Two vital construction…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, JUNE 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comment June 2 TLH 160 / LSB 442 Psalm 24 David calls the people of…
HOLY TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.” (Psalm 127:1) Main church entrance. Last May, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church celebrated…