COMFORTABLE?
Are you comfortable right now? We are willing to go a long way to feel comfortable. We like to wear “comfy” clothes and sit in comfortable chairs. For car owners living in colder climates this time of...
View ArticleSERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE SANCTUS
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. At Christmastime we pause to...
View ArticleSEMPER PARATUS – “ALWAYS READY”
“And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. ‘And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be...
View ArticleGLORY IN THE CLOUDS
A grassy hillside, puffy clouds drifting across a blue sky, a lad watching for interesting shapes therein; and he spots a sheep, a butterfly, even Uncle Jake’s profile. All delightful and reasonable....
View ArticleTHE RICH FOOL – Luke 12:13-21
“Whoever has the most toys, wins.” Perhaps you too have heard this expression. Unfortunately, its sentiment is too often the prevailing worldview of our society. The acquisition of temporal wealth is...
View ArticleA WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS–AND A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR
This is the first installment of a new series in which we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Pastor Winfred B. Schaller,...
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MUCH BLESSING FOLLOWED IN THE CHILDREN’S LIVES
In this series, those involved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: The following is a report from Pastor Jyothi Benjamin, in his own words, about current...
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FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH–MANCHESTER, MISSOURI
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession We are blessed to have some tremendous activity going on at Faith Lutheran Church in Manchester, Missouri (Saint Louis area)....
View ArticleBREAD OF LIFE READINGS, DECEMBER 2023
TLH = The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941; WS = Worship Supplement 2000; LSB = Lutheran Service Book, 2006 Date Hymns Reading Comments December 1 TLH 81/LSB 372 1 Corinthians 1 Paul and Sosthenes greet the...
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UPDATE ON THE IGLESIA LUTERANA CONFESIONAL (MEXICO)
Every other month our CLC Board of Missions updates us with recent news from various mission fields. In October, Missionary Todd Ohlmann and Board of Missions member Jeff Radichel visited Pastor Juan...
View ArticleTHE CHRISTMAS ROAD
“Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” (Matthew 11:3 ESV) Life is a road. We can be confident that we are on the right road when our faith is in Jesus. With Him as our Savior...
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
2024 CLC Mission Helper Trip. Applications are now being accepted for the 2024 CLC Mission Helper Trip to Africa. Apply now so you can be part of this opportunity to spread the Gospel to children in...
View ArticleSOLUTIONS FOR BROKEN RESOLUTIONS
I don’t recall ever making a New Year’s resolution. Perhaps I had to come up with one as a school assignment once but, if so, I certainly never tried to accomplish it. The whole practice seems rather...
View ArticleSERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT: THE LORD’S PRAYER
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. In our communion liturgies, the...
View ArticleREASON FOR HOPE
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed...
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BENEATH THE JUNIPER TREE
“[Elijah] came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die.” (1 Kings 19:4) Have you ever felt like giving up; like saying, “That’s it. I’m done. I’ve had enough”? If so, you’re...
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THE BARREN FIG TREE
Farming isn’t what it used to be. We live in a cash-crop economy, from seed to harvest in just a few months. Our world wants immediate results, as hands-off as possible. But the Scriptures teach that...
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SMALL HINGES
In this series we are reprinting Spokesman articles by early leaders in the CLC. Pastor James Albrecht is the curator of the series. Pastor Arvid Gullerud (1920-2015) was a leader in the formation of...
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BEREA LUTHERAN CHURCH–SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA
Updates from congregations around the Church of the Lutheran Confession There is a delightful picture that is tucked away in an old photo album. It is a picture of the new Berea Lutheran Church...
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PREPARING SAINTS, BUILDING CHURCHES IN NEPAL
In this series, thoseinvolved with CLC foreign missions profile one aspect of our overseas endeavors. [Editor: The following is a report about current activities in the Himalayan Church of the Lutheran...
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