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Richer at the End of Each and Every Day
by Paul Zabel “Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that has it: but the correction of fools is their folly. The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips” (Proverbs 16: 22-23). Every Fall, thousands upon thousands of…
CLWR Sunday 2016
CANADA – Hosting a CLWR Sunday is an excellent opportunity for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations to celebrate the international humanitarian work undertaken through Canadian Lutheran World Relief on behalf of Canadian Lutherans. The suggested theme for 2016 observances is “In Thanksgiving…” To make service planning…
History is Bunk
by Norman J. Threinen “History is bunk.” So said Henry Ford in an interview recorded by the Chicago Tribune in 1916. Grade school students, who have been subjected to history as a bewildering collection of largely irrelevant dates which they were forced to memorize, may…
Remembering the Persecuted Church in Prayer
by James Morgan Being a Christian and going to church is a pretty easy thing for Canadians to do—but for people in many other parts of the world, these can be dangerous acts. Persecuted Christians in many places face intimidation by government authorities, discrimination…
Bugenhagen: The Pastor
by Edward G. Kettner When the Reformation began in 1517, Martin Luther was not alone. A member of the faculty at the University of Wittenberg, he already had colleagues who supported him in his discovery of the Gospel. He certainly became prominent in the aftermath…
God’s Word at Work
by Glenn E. Schaeffer The genius of Martin Luther was his recognition that there was only one way the Spirit of the Lord would reform, renew, and revive a lifeless, stagnant church and that was to get Jesus’ followers to read, study, inwardly digest, and…
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