The Canadian Lutheran Posts

April 2, 2024

What is of First Importance?

by Timothy Teuscher When it comes to our personal lives there are many things that are of first importance to us. To the one who is unemployed, what is of first importance is finding a good-paying job. For the person reaching the end of her…

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March 6, 2024

More new Chinese members in Windsor

WINDSOR, Ont. – On August 27, members of First Lutheran Church rejoiced to welcome another group of Chinese newcomers to Canada into membership. Two adults, Adam Xia and his wife, Lily, were received by adult baptism; their daughter, Luna, by child baptism; and Mary Liao…

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March 5, 2024

The state of Christian persecution globally

WORLD – In January, Open Doors released its annual World Watch List, which ranks the fifty countries where it is most dangerous to practice Christianity. “Worldwide, more than 360 million Christians suffer high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith,” the report states, further…

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March 4, 2024

PMC and boards of LCC seminaries meet, evaluate progress

EDMONTON – The President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the Boards of  Regents (BOR) of our two Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) seminaries met on January 30 in Edmonton to continue the work that began at their initial meeting in February of 2023 and to evaluate progress made…

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March 4, 2024

Religiously?

by Marvin Bublitz A few years ago, I went in for my semi-annual dentist appointment. As the dentist prepared to start he asked me, “Do you floss?” “Yes,” I said, “religiously.”  He smiled approvingly. Then he bent over to start the cleaning. He glanced at…

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March 1, 2024

Mount Olive’s 70th anniversary

REGINA – In 2023, Mount Olive Lutheran Church celebrated its 70th anniversary, and the congregation thanks and praises God for 70 years of blessings.  A logo and memento was designed to commemorate the anniversary, which was made on a 3D printer by Jean and Joy…

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