The Canadian Lutheran Posts
In Review: Glass
This review contains spoilers Seeing Through Glass Glass (2019) is part three in a film trilogy by writer/director M. Night Shyamalan. This is the trilogy few expected to happen. Shyamalan gained notoriety as a filmmaker with The Sixth Sense (1999) and its clever twist ending…
LCC International Mission Executive on hand for formation of Honduras Synod
In early February, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) International Mission Executive Rev. Mark Smith met with representatives of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua, along with members of the local mission, for the annual Central American FORO in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. At the…
A Brave Journey: from the Sudan to Canada
CALGARY, AB – With hearts full of gratitude and faith the Calgary Circuit of Lutheran Church-Canada reports that the sponsored refugee family from the Sudan is making good progress adjusting to their new home in Canada. Eighteen weeks in Calgary—since their arrival May 31—has seen the…
From the West Regional Pastor: Trees Endure for Generations
By: Rev. Robert Mohns Trees endure for generations. They present a powerful contrast with human mortality. “There is hope for a tree,” says the book of Job. “If it is cut down it will sprout again; Its tender shoots will not cease. If its roots are…
Theological training for Haiti’s Lutherans
HAITI – The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS), a listed service organization of Lutheran Church–Canada, has been supporting work among the Lutheran Churches of Haiti for many years. Much attention has been given to humanitarian aid, chiefly by sending shipping containers full of clothing, building…
From the Central Regional Pastor: Is All This Worth It?
By: Rev. David Haberstock Is all this worth it? A lot of energy, man-hours, passion, and sweat has been poured into this new Synod structure thing. And yet here we are a few months into not only the new structure but now the new “Regional…