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Canadians can apply for financial support at US Concordia
Ann Arbor, MI – Lutheran students from Canada heading to university or college are eligible to apply for two student assistance programs at Concordia University, Ann Arbor according to Rev. Charles Schulz, Pre-seminary Director at the LCMS institution. One is the Luther Promise. It awards…
Back to the Catechism: The Sacrament of the Altar
This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Sacrament of the Altar. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. Christ’s Body and Blood by Edward G. Kettner The sixth chief part of the Small Catechism is titled “The…
In Review: Star Wars — The Last Jedi
In a galaxy too close to home… by Ted Giese In Star Wars: Episode VIII–The Last Jedi (2017), Resistance warrior Rey (Daisy Ridley) continues her mission to convince the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) to return from his self-imposed exile to assist the Resistance…
Video from 2017 Convention now on YouTube
ONLINE – Video from Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2017 convention is now online. The video includes both the opening worship service and all six business sessions. The eleventh synodical convention, held in Kitchener, Ontario, was broadcast live online on Livestream and Facebook, but that video eventually expired…
Change ahead for LLL-Canada
Kitchener, Ont. – After serving for more than 30 years, Stephen Klinck, managing director of Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (Lutheran Hour Ministries-Canada) informed the league’s Board of Directors that he plans to retire at the end of May 2018. Mr. Klinck began his service…
History of the Reformation: Lutheranism After Luther
by Mathew Block The publication of the Augsburg Confession in 1530 may have solidified the Lutheran tradition, but the troubles for the Reformation did not end there. War seemed inevitable. Emperor Charles V had already tried diplomatic means at Augsburg to force the Lutheran princes…