The Canadian Lutheran Posts
In Review: Dumbo
Second go-round fails to fly Set in post-WWI America Dumbo (2019) is the story of a baby circus elephant with enormous ears who loses his mom but learns to fly. He first flies with the help of a grieving circus family. Like Dumbo the family’s…
ILC works with Nigerian Lutherans to plant churches
NIGERIA – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) is working with the Lutheran Church of Nigeria (LCN) to support mission outreach in cities and urban areas across the country. While well-established in rural areas, the Lutheran Church of Nigeria has identified greater emphasis on urban outreach as…
Rev. Min Kim Accepts Call as Assistant Professor at CLTS
We are delighted to announce that Rev. Min Kim of St Albert, AB, has accepted a call to serve as Assistant Professor of Theology at CLTS. Rev. Kim will complete his current contract as chaplain in the Canadian Forces and take up the position in…
In Review: Captain Marvel
Marvellously Middle-of-the-road Captain Marvel (2019) is the story of a human woman living her life under the name Vers (Brie Larson) who is unaware of her personal history. She’s a member of an elite galactic military unit called Star Force on the Kree alien home…
CLTS in Regina: Who says the seminary’s only into higher education?
Dr Harold Ristau was the guest speaker at the Higher Things youth retreat at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Regina in February. He presented on the topic, “The Soldier’s Vocation and Luther’s Theology of the Two Kingdoms”. He spoke about the challenges of spiritual soldiering,…
In Review: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Fire-breathing family fun How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the third film in the animated How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, wraps up the loose ends for Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Astrid (America Ferrera), and the dragon-loving Vikings of Berk. It also provides…