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CLTS seeks nominations for Delta Chi award
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Each May at its annual Call Service, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) confers two major awards on worthy pastors or lay members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). The first of these, the “Friend of the Seminary” award, is nominated by the faculty…
A Fun Reformation: Celebrating with Lego, Playmobil, Plushies, and More
CANADA – With 2017 well underway, Lutherans across the world are preparing to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. That can be a lot of work. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun doing it! Here are a few items to help you…
Restructuring Update: Circuit Convocation summaries released
CANADA – In December 2016, the Commission for Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) released new recommendations for the restructuring of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), noting that these recommendations are still in “soft clay” and that further input from LCC members is encouraged. The recommendations were formulated…
Iranian and Afghan converts to Christianity face mass deportation from Germany; Pastor calls hearings “kangaroo courts”
GERMANY – While most Canadians celebrated the Christmas season in relative comfort, that wasn’t the case for all people across the world. In particular, one German pastor is raising the situation of Iranian and Afghan converts to Christianity living in Germany, who are facing mass…
Banishing the Humbugs
by Thomas Prachar In Charles Dickens’ short story, “A Christmas Carol,” the words of Ebenezer Scrooge are as true today as when Dickens first put them in his mouth: “I live in a world of fools…. Merry Christmas after Merry Christmas…. What is Christmas time…
Christmas and Our Seminaries
by Robert Bugbee The God of Christmas Eve didn’t worry much about marketing strategies. He used shepherds to first proclaim the Good News out of Bethlehem. The Prime Minister of Canada would never appoint guys like that as press secretaries. Banks, businesses, and advertisers wouldn’t,…
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