The Canadian Lutheran Posts

April 28, 2018

In Review: A Quiet Place

Thoughtful and emotionally rich by Ted Giese Shhhh … be very quiet. John Krasinski’s horror thriller A Quiet Place (2018) revolves around a family surviving in a world stalked by danger. Any loud noise, day or night, draws a lethal attack from powerful alien monsters…

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April 27, 2018

Concerning Constitutions of Congregations

WINNIPEG – At its April 26 conference call meeting Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors (BOD) addressed the procedure for updating congregational constitutions under LCC’s new structure. On behalf of the BOD, President Timothy Teuscher has provided the following information: Over the past few months questions…

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April 27, 2018

Commission seeks input from congregations

WINNIPEG – To prepare for the District conventions this fall, Synod’s Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE) is asking each LCC congregation to bring forward names of pastors to serve as Regional Pastor, Circuit Counsellor, and a layperson to serve on the new Regional Mission…

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April 26, 2018

Congregations approve amended constitution

WINNIPEG – Congregations of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) have voted to approve Synod’s amended constitution by a large margin. Of the 300 congregations eligible to vote, 222 sent in ballots with 206 voting for adoption, 12 voting against the changes, one abstention, and three late ballots….

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April 25, 2018

Toronto – in the care of the Great Physician

by Paul Zabel Earlier this month, people throughout Canada, North America, even the world learned of the horrific bus crash in rural Saskatchewan involving the members and those connected with the Humboldt Broncos Jr. Hockey Team. Following this tragedy as I attended worship in a…

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April 25, 2018

History of the Reformation: The Heidelberg Disputation

by Mathew Block On April 25, 1518, about half a year following the publication of The 95 Theses, Martin Luther presented at a debate during a meeting of the Augustinian order in Heidelberg, Germany. Here Luther moved away from the question of indulgences into deeper…

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