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
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
May 2019 Newsletter
This month we come to the great crossroads faced by our Missouri Synod fathers: are we a church or not? We read Walther's eight theses on Church. This is followed by devotional reading on Easter, with a particular emphasis this month on Rogate Sunday and its e... 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
December 2018 Newsletter
This month we continue our look at the life of C.F.W. Walther and follow that up with various devotions for Advent and Christmas. We then include various bits of parish news and information from our Synod and district.... 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
February 2018 Newsletter
This month we continue our look at the work of Pastor Wyneken in Baltimore. We also have a number of articles on Lent and upcoming days on the Church calendar. All this is in addition to our parish news and articles from our synod.... Keep Reading
December 2017 Newsletter
This month, after our continued look at the life and word of F.K.D. Wyneken, we spend a good amount of time looking at Advent and Christmas to help us appreciate the blessings and uniquesness of these seasons of the Church. Of course there is the usual news fr... Keep Reading
December 2016 Newsletter
This month we turn back the clock to Advent/ Christmas 1742 as we follow Pastor Muehlenberg as he settles in his congregations in Pennsylvania. We also have Advent devotions to help us prepare our hearts for Jesus' coming. We have an article focusing on the co... Keep Reading
November 2016 Newsletter
The month we continue Prof. Krauss' look at H.M. Muehlenberg and the early history of Lutheranism in our country. We have quotes from Luther and the saints on thanksgiving, our Lord's return and the saints. And good devotional thoughts round out this month's n... Keep Reading
October 2016 Newsletter
This month Professor Krauss leads us to the Lutheran church in the United States with his look at Henry Muehlenberg. We then have Luther commenting on Columbus Day and our lives of witnessing. We also have some Reformation tidbits and our newsletter is rounded... Keep Reading
August 2016 Newsletter
This month we continue our look at a Roman Catholic priest, Martin Boos, who taught justification through faith and the powerful working of God in His holy word of Law and Gospel. We have a "space" theme this month as we look at the life of Lutheran astronomer... Keep Reading
February 2016 Newsletter
Our lead article is the continuation of Prof. Krauss' chapter on Count Zinzendorf. We have Church Year notes for Lent, including Ash Wednesday references. We have a devotional article reminding us that Jesus builds the Church alone through His Word and Sacrame... Keep Reading
January 2016 Newsletter
Our journey through Prof. Krauss' Church History takes us to Count Zinzendorf and the Unity of Brethern. As we celebrate Christmas, we take a tour of the place of Jesus' birth and we look at the origin of celebrating Christmas on 25 December. For the New Year,... Keep Reading
July 2015
We begin with Professor Krauss' lead article on Valentin Ernst Loescher, a godly, orthodox opponent against the scourge of Pietism. We then have Luther commenting on receiving the Sacrament often. We have a John Jay quote on Luther's role in founding our natio... Keep Reading
April 2015
This month we continue to look at the beginnings of Pietism which would bring havoc to the confessional Lutheran church. We also learn about stewardship. In addition we have devotions for Holy Week and Easter and close with an Earth Day theme.... Keep Reading
November 2014
This month we continue our look at Church History from Professor Krauss' book. We also look at the end of the Church Year as well as a brief thought on Thanksgiving.... Keep Reading