CHRISTIAN CONFIDENCE
“For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor…
CHRISTIAN CONFIDENCE
APRIL (LENT AND EASTER)
INTRODUCING THE Hymn of the Week 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…
DEATH AND RESURRECTION IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
A young lady studying to become an ELCA pastor once told me her personal calling was to fill people with a sense of resurrection living. “For too long,” she claimed, “we have lived under the…
WELCOME, HAPPY MORNING!
Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week…they came to the tomb. (Mark 16:2) What are your early mornings like? Are you a “morning person,” as they say? Are you right…
SEEN IN PASSING
Items of interest from various sources of religious news and opinion, in print and on the web. “Thou Shalt Not Murder.” –God. In an ever-shifting moral landscape, Americans have at least been able to agree…
FINANCIAL AID FOR FUTURE PASTORS AND TEACHERS
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. The growing number of pastor and teacher calls and vacancies…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, MARCH 2025
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymn Reading March 1 TLH 135 / LSB 414 Luke 9 Jesus sends the twelve apostles to…
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH-VALENTINE, NEBRASKA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession “Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the…
A LOOK BACK AT OUR FIRST CONTACT IN INDIA
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. This is an excerpt from Pastor Koenig’s report upon their arrival in India. In 1983 Pastor David Koenig, Pastor…
“GREETINGS, RABBI!”
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Bertram J. Naumann (1931-2009) was involved in the formation of the…