November 2019 Newsletter
This month we conclude our reading of Prof. Krauss' Church history book as we conclude the examination of the life of C.F.W. Walther. Fitting with this theme, we spend time considering All Saints' Day and the End of the Church Year. And we have some Thanksgivi... Keep Reading
October 2019 Newsletter
We come almost to the conclusion of E.A.W. Krauss' account of the life of C.F.W. Walther. We have devotional thoughts on Corning's Wineglass Marathon, Columbus Day, Fall baking, halloween, and the Reformation. All this plus synod, district and pro-life news. ... Keep Reading
September 2019 Newsletter
We continue our look at the life of C.F.W. Walther from Prof. Krauss' Church history book. We also have articles on this month's holidays--angels and labor. We have devotionals as well as other interesting reading. All this plus news from the parish, district ... Keep Reading
August 2019 Newsletter
We continue our look at the life and work of C.F.W. Walther from the book of Professor Krauss. Together with this we have devotional readings and a look at our liturgy and worship. We have an answer to the question of where bible verse numberings come from, an... Keep Reading
July 2019 Newsletter
This month we read in Prof. Krauss' Church history the great blessings God granted confessional American Lutheranism through C.F.W. Walther. With Independence Day this month we have articles and devotional material related to the topic of liberty and the state... Keep Reading
June 2019 Newsletter
This month we continue our look at the life of C.F.W. Walther from the Church history book of E.A.W. Krauss. We have notes on the Church Year and the liturgy as well as devotional items. Of course there is the latest parish, district and synodical news. ... Keep Reading
February 2019 Newsletter
This month we continue our look at C.F.W. Walther from Prof. Krauss' book. We have a "guest columnist" calling our NY governor to task for his pro-abortion stand. We remember the birth of Phillip Melanchton. We also have an article on baptism and an encouragem... Keep Reading
March 2019 Newsletter
We continue our look at the life of C.F.W. Walther fro Prof. Krauss' book. This month we find the immigrants in the United States facing all sorts of trials. With Lent upon us, we have a few comments on Ash Wednesday and our Lenten services and devotional thou... Keep Reading
January 2019 Newsletter
This month continues Prof. Krauss' look at the life of founding father of our Synod, C.F.W. Walther. We have devotion reading for Christmas and New Year's. We have notes for the Sanctity of Human Life Sunday--including a powerful yet simple way to take a stand... Keep Reading
October 2018 Newsletter
This month we conclude our look at the life of F.K.D. Wyneken from Prof. Krauss' book. We have October themes of Columbus Day and the Reformation. We also have a look at the significance of Sunday. All this together with news from the community and Synod make ... Keep Reading
September 2018 Newsletter
This month we continue our look at the life of F.K.D. Wyneken. And because September brings us to Labor Day and "back to school" we have thoughts on education and labor. In honor of the Jewish holidays this month, we have St. Ambrose's examination of the accou... Keep Reading
August 2018 Newsletter
This month's newsletter continues a look at our Lutheran history in America as we again read accounts of Pastor Wyneken's home life. We have an engaging article on the significance of our nation being "under God." We continue with an article that "is" means "i... Keep Reading
June 2018 Newsletter
This month we conclude Professor Krauss' look at F.K.D. Wyneken as synodical president with various anecdotes from his years. In addition to parish news and announcements and articles from the synod, we have devotional reading on the Lord's Supper. ... Keep Reading
March 2018 Newsletter
This month we find out what it was like to be a parishioner of Wyneken's parish. In addition to various parish news items, we have articles that are good devotional aids for Lent and Holy Week.... Keep Reading
June 2016 Newsletter
This month we continue Professor Krauss' look at a Roman Catholic priest who, like Luther, was a preacher of righteousness through faith in Christ--Martin Boos. We have several devotional thoughts from Luther for Father's Day, the latest news from the congrega... Keep Reading
March 2016 Newsletter
This month we conclude Professor Krauss' look at Count Zinzendorf and the Unity of Brethren. In particular, there is a look at some of his hymns. This hymn theme continues with a brief look at the classic Lenten hymn "O Sacred Head Now Wounded." We have devoti... Keep Reading
August 2015
This month we have the second part of Prof. Krauss' article on the orthodox Lutheran hero against Pietism, Valentin Ernst Loescher. This is followed by a section on science. This section shows the fallacy of those who try to deny God under the the guise of sci... Keep Reading
May 2015
This month we begin a look at how Pietism affected one German city. We also look at some important days this month like Mother's Day and Pentecost. We also discuss the Sacrament of our Lord's Body and Blood.That's all in addition to our regular features.... Keep Reading