Christian Life Resources subjects itself to the doctrine and practice of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, but it is not supervised or funded by the WELS budget or its administrators. (Warning on Christian Life Resources site.)
The Wisconsin contingent left Lutherans For Life because they did not want to become polluted by the unionism and false doctrine of the LCMS. Don't spray your keyboard with morning coffee. Put the mug down before reading the daily Ichabod.
So WELS LFL went into stealth mode. WELS LFL is Christian Life Resources now. The newsletter artfully conceals WELS membership from the readers. Yes, the still small voice is there, but camouflaged as much as possible.
The latest newsletter is packed full of gift catalogue stuff. I wonder how much is made in China. All the items for sale raise the issue of tax-exempt status. Is this a commercial gift store, a Lutheran Walter Drake catalogue, or para-church organization? Who owns the gift business, which has a separate website?
Family Treasures and Gifts
A ministry of Christian Life Resources
2949 N. Mayfair Road, Suite 309
Milwaukee, WI 53222-4304
1-800-729-9535
They have a store set up at world headquarters for CLR. I would love to send in some agents to purchase some superfluous nose hair clippers and other staples of the Walter Drake catalogue. "Do you have coffee mugs that say, like, What Would Waldo Werning Do?" WWWWD.
Family Treasures and Gifts Dot Com overlaps the website with Christian Life Resources, just like Church and Change used to do with the Love Shack website.
My favorite gift is the frame for wedding photos. The idea is to buy two: one for the first, the other for the second wedding. When the ex walks into the office, demanding more alimony, flip the second marriage photo frame against the wall and show the first wedding only. There is no better way to make a witness in this benighted world.
The last time I looked, CLR had $2 million in the bank.
