The Canadian Lutheran Posts

June 13, 2019

Aladdin – Rubbing the remake lamp for big returns

by Ted Giese Aladdin is the story of a “diamond in the rough” thief and street urchin. Living in the fictional Arabian port city of Agrabah, Aladdin is in a struggle with Jafar, the Sultan’s Grand Vizier, for control of a magic lamp and its…

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June 12, 2019

Central Region Mission and Ministry Council inaugural meeting

REGINA – The Central Region’s Regional Mission and Ministry Council (RMMC) was convened May 10-May 11, 2019 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Regina, with an opening Vespers service led by Regional Pastor David Haberstock. Council members worked through the documents that define the purpose…

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June 11, 2019

United by God

by Marvin Bublitz When the Lord unites a man and a woman in holy matrimony, the two become one flesh. They work, live, laugh, cry, suffer, and rejoice as one. The two become one unit. They are united in purpose and goals. When one is…

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June 6, 2019

CREW Ministries to wind down

CANADA – At its most recent meeting in May, the CREW Ministries’ Board made the difficult decision to begin to wind down the almost 25-year-old organization. “The Board members are all agreed that it’s time to close this chapter of ministry in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)…

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June 5, 2019

Grow in your faith through online video studies from LCC seminaries

ONLINE – Want to grow in your faith through a deeper study of Scripture and theology? You can, by catching up with free video courses from Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries. Earlier this year, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) offered a six-part…

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June 4, 2019

The Family Altar

by David Haberstock Do you have an altar in your house? At my first ever Circuit Counsellors’ meeting I discovered that Lutheran Church–Canada’s synodical bylaws require Circuit Counsellors to inquire about the “maintenance of the family altar.” Say what? Maybe you’re thinking, “I thought only…

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