Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession The year was 1880. Nine years before North Dakota became a state, and one year before the Gunfight at the OK Corral, a small church…
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. Most of our seminary students in the U.S. have grown up hearing sermons that correctly preach the Good News…
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Rev. Otto J. Eckert (1901-1974) was a leader in the formation of…
“But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord.” (Jonah 2:9) Thanksgiving is a joyful time of year, isn’t it? Getting…
(Please read Matthew 25:1-13) When I was a student in college and seminary, I maintained desperately frugal ways, particularly when it came to squeezing a maximum period between trips to the gas pump. Old habits…
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your…
The mother cried out, “Thank God!” as she learned that her children had escaped harm in the car crash that could have been fatal. The family sighed, “Thank God!” when they learned that Grandpa and…
The pioneers took up to six months to get from Missouri to California. Now, it takes less than six hours by plane. In 1860, the fastest way to get a letter from Missouri to California…
Great Lakes Pastoral Conference October 1-3, 2024 Peace Thru Christ Lutheran Church, Middleton, Wisconsin Agenda: Old Testament Exegesis (Selected Psalm)—Pastor Michael Wilke Grounds for Divorce in 1 Corinthians 7:10-11—Pastor Mark Tiefel A Study of Church…
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) Martin Luther knew how to get right at the heart of the…
