The Canadian Lutheran Posts

April 29, 2019

The Canadian Lutheran welcomes new editor for regional news

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is welcoming Michelle Heumann as the new editor of regional news for The Canadian Lutheran magazine. At the same time, the magazine is giving thanks for the long-service of its outgoing district news editors and layout designer. “I’m excited to…

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April 29, 2019

Faith, Technology, and Science Fiction

By: Bill Anderson Roddenberry and Star Trek “Space, the final frontier…” My first foray into technology was watching Star Trek in the 1960s. I was only five years old when it originally aired in 1966. But when ITV Edmonton did re-runs in 1975, I was…

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April 29, 2019

And in Jesus Christ His Only Son

by Stephen Chambers When Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”, several answers came to the fore. “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (Matt 16:14) The disciples’ answer to Jesus’s next…

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April 26, 2019

A Beautiful Body

By: Kurt and Linda Lantz She had been limping around with Foot Drop for three years, so Linda knew it would be a difficult journey, but out of love for her husband, Rev. Kurt Lantz, she resolved to make it happen. For their twenty-fifth wedding…

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April 26, 2019

In Review: Pet Sematary

Back from the grave Directed by Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer Pet Sematary (2019) is based on the book by Stephen King and is another reimagining of King’s story previously made into a film in 1989. When Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) moves his family to…

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April 25, 2019

In Review: Shazam!

Fun for Fans Shazam! from DC Entertainment/Comics is the follow-up to Aquaman (2018). On the surface it’s a silly fun little film about a teenage boy who gains mystical super powers from a wizard (Djimon Hounsou). Think wish-fulfilment fantasy. Like Aquaman it’s about as fun…

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