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“Immanuel” – God with us veterans of the past and present
by Harold Ristau You have probably heard the story about the series of temporary truces between British and French allies and German troops along the Western Front of World War I, around Christmas of 1914. The thought-provoking French film, Joyeux Noël, is a worthwhile…
Questions Concerning The Church & Mental Suffering, New Resource in Church Worker Wellness
ONLINE – Church worker wellness is one of the many issues that has been magnified amid the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as it pertains to matters of mental and spiritual health. The President’s Ministry Council (PMC) released a letter in May of this year encouraging Circuit…
Gentleness & Respect: Scriptural Strategies for Respectful Discussion
by Terry Defoe, Garth Huber, and Brian Wonnick Controversial topics in life are many and the list is long: global warming, science and faith, abortion, medically assisted suicide, politics, and more. The number of controversial subjects seems to be growing while, at the same time,…
Deacon publishes devotional book
SARNIA, Ont. – Dcn. Brenda Ryan, a former Director of Parish Services, recently published a book, Journey through the Bible, to guide readers through the entire Bible in 406 days. Self-published through Friessenpress, the launch was held at her home congregation, Redeemer Lutheran Church in…
The Canadian Lutheran celebrates 50 issues with editor, Mathew Block!
CANADA – This September/October 2020 issue of The Canadian Lutheran magazine marks the 50th issue of the magazine to be published under the editorship of Mathew Block. Block has a long history of communications work for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) and Confessional Lutheran church bodies worldwide….
The Enduring Word: Lutherans & Bible Translation
by Mathew Block “The Word of the Lord endures forever.” That phrase, drawn from Scripture, was the rallying cry of the early Reformation. “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God will stand forever” (Isaiah 40:8). And again: “The grass withers,…