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Shall we gather at the Gathering?
by James Morgan Church youth events are more than the stereotypical image (and for some of us, the memory) of awkward teenagers playing games or sitting in a circle of chairs haltingly singing along to a guitar player. On a larger scale, youth events include…
Humboldt is in our prayers
WINNIPEG – Joining people around the world, members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations and their pastors mourn the loss of the 16 lives in the tragic bus crash in Humboldt, Friday, April 6. “The community is in our prayers as it tries to understand what…
I know that my Redeemer lives!
by Thomas Prachar One of my favourite Easter hymns is a simple, easy-to-sing hymn that has been like a dear, old friend who visits often during the Church calendar, but especially at Easter. The hymn begins and ends with the phrase: “I know that my…
Back to the Catechism: Table of Duties
by Edward Kettner This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Table of Duties. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. The Christian life is a life lived in community. Each person has a number of “callings,” or…
When we grieve
by Darren Dressler You don’t need to be a hockey fan, have children, or be from Humboldt, Saskatchewan to have been deeply touched by the injuries and deaths from Friday’s terrible bus crash. We lament the loss of young lives we had hoped would flourish…
The rumblings of the rolling stone
by Glenn Schaeffer Every year thousands of people climb a mountain in the Italian Alps passing by the Stations of the Cross to stand before an outdoor crucifix. One tourist noticed an indistinct trail that led beyond the cross. Fighting through a thicket, he discovered…
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