The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Reading the Word of God in 2019
ONLINE – In 2017, Lutheran Church–Canada joined The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and the North American Lutheran Church in releasing a three-year Scripture reading plan, which began in 2018. With the beginning of a new year, participants are now preparing to enter their second year of…
Changes to District News in The Canadian Lutheran
CANADA – The Districts may be winding down, but Lutheran Church–Canada remains committed to sharing local stories in the pages of The Canadian Lutheran. For that reason, beginning in the January/February 2019 issue, you will notice the “District News” sections are replaced with “Region News.”…
LCC International Mission Executive has a busy start
WINNIPEG – After being installed as International Missions Executive of Lutheran Church–Canada, Rev. Mark Smith has jumped into the position with both feet. Smith was installed on Tuesday, September 11th, and then attended a forum in Honduras later the same week along with representatives from…
From the President, Central District – Auf wiedersehen
By: Thomas Prachar After roughly 135 of these columns for The Canadian Lutheran, it’s time to say, “auf wiedersehen.” Rather than translating the German as “good-bye,” I prefer, “until we see each other again.” As a new Church Year begins with the season of Advent,…
From the President, East District – Roundabouts
By: Paul Zabel “But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.” (Jeremiah 7:24) One of the curious experiences I encounter as I travel the…
From the President, ABC District – Another Year of God’s Grace
By: Glenn Schaeffer In Jesus’ name The days of our lives pass as sand through an hourglass. It is useless to try to stop the relentless march of time. As the hymn writer Isaac Watts put it, “Time, like an ever-rolling stream, soon bears us…