HIGHLIGHTS MDF-FUNDED PROJECTS
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. The Lord continues to bless the outreach efforts of our church body, opening doors for spreading the Gospel…
“BREAD OF LIFE” READINGS FEBRUARY 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments February 1 TLH 28 Psalm 9 David praises the Lord for His deliverance and…
REFLECTIONS ON A FATHER’S PASSING
[Editor: the author who contributed this article asked that his name not be used.] The evening did not start out well. My dad was dying. The voice that I had heard for over seventy years…
THE HARVEST AWAITS!
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. On November 24, 2024, our Lord answered the prayers of many in the Tanzania Church of the Lutheran Confession…
“LORD, IT IS GOOD FOR US TO BE HERE.” (MATTHEW 17:4)
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. George Barthels (1914-1990) was a leader in the formation of…
SECOND CORINTHIANS – A DEFENSE OF THE GOSPEL
In this new series we offer brief introductions to the books of the Bible, including background, authorship, content, and application to the lives of today’s Christians. No Christian congregation is without problems, but the city…
BRIGHT LIGHT / DARK SHADOWS
Everyone who sees can discern the relationship between light and shadow. The Germans had a saying: “Wo viel Licht, da viel Schatten.” That is, “Where the light is bright, the shadow is deep.” How true…
ARE YOU TRULY ONE OF GOD’S ELECT?
“Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the…
FEBRUARY (EPIPHANY AND PRE-LENT)
HYMN OF THE WEEK PLAN 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…
OF SAINTS AND VALENTINES
“Saint Valentine” is not found in the Bible, nor is his “day.” Saint Valentine’s Day falls into the category of adiaphora—things neither commanded nor forbidden in Scripture. Let’s look at the big picture. Saints, according…