ANOTHER PERFECT DAY
“Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.” (Genesis 1:31) Imagine yourself hiking in the Rocky Mountains under a sky astonishingly blue—the temperature is ideal as the breeze flutters aspen…
FREEDOM TO SUBMIT
“Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and…
THE HALLELUJAH
Ever wonder why we Lutherans use the form of worship we do? In this series we examine the depth and meaning of the various elements of our Lutheran worship service. Martin Luther once wrote, “The…
THE VALUE OF A CHRISTIAN MOM
There have been a number of publications in recent years estimating the monetary value of a stay-at-home mom. They look at mom’s various roles, her number of hours worked, the savings on outside childcare, and…
THE DIVINE PLAN FOR FAMILIES
It will likely come as no great surprise (for any Christian paying attention) that God’s plan for families is being threatened on virtually every front. In its most basic form, God’s plan does not require…
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Anniversary. Holy Trinity Lutheran School, West Columbia, South Carolina, invites all current and former students, parents, teachers, pastors, CLC members and friends to our Fiftieth Anniversary Festival. This celebration of God’s grace will be held…
MANY THANKS FROM MOUNT ZION!
Detroit Congregation Goes Self-Supporting Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. On October 16, 2022, the voters of Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Madison Heights, Michigan,…
BREAD OF LIFE READINGS, APRIL 2023
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments 04/01/23 TLH 162 John 12:12-19 In lowly pomp, the Savior of mankind rides on…
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – WATERTOWN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession Since we were last highlighted in the February 2018 issue of the Lutheran Spokesman, there are a few things that are new with us here…
GOSPEL OUTREACH AMONG THE MAASAI
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. In December 2022, I spent three weeks in Tanzania working with the pastors and leaders of the Tanzania-CLC (TZ-CLC).…