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Former ABC District Youth Gathering reveals new name, logo
Grand Forks, B.C. – The planning committee for the former ABC District Youth Gathering has announced that it will now be called the IMPACT Youth Gathering (www.impactyg.ca). The name represents three aspects of a youth gathering: the impact God has on attendees’ lives, the impact…
Marking Canada Day
by Timothy Teuscher As we observe Canada Day this coming Monday, all congregations of Lutheran Church–Canada are encouraged to mark this special day celebrating the confederation of our nation by doing first and foremost what the apostle Paul says to Timothy in his instructions concerning…
The Pastoral Office in the Catechism
by Timothy Teuscher Recently our seminaries observed the high point of their academic year when graduates received a theological degree and their first call to congregations across our synod. It is, as such, good that we—pastors and people alike—reflect anew on the office of the…
LCMS reelects President Matthew Harrison
USA – On June 26, 2019, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) announced that Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has been reelected as President of the church for a fourth term. President Harrison was first elected to office in 2010, and his fourth term runs from…
Godzilla: King of the Monsters – A Novelty of Gigantic Proportions
by Ted Giese Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the third entry in the Warner Bros./ Legendary Entertainment Kaiju-style series based on the Godzilla and King Kong franchises. Starting with 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, this new film paves the way forward for…
Deacons in the Church: Vibrant Servants of God
by Jennifer Frim Deacon. It’s a word that you might have heard from time to time, tossed around in various church contexts—maybe even in church contexts beyond our Lutheran one. What exactly does it mean and how is it used in our church? The term…