The Canadian Lutheran Posts
A Place for Comfort
by Robert Bugbee If you read the New Testament faithfully, you will see that the early Christian congregations were not perfect places. Beautiful things happened in them, to be sure. Painful disappointments were there, too, however. Some people lied to the apostles about their giving…
Driven from Distraction
by Michael Schutz “He Looks into a River. What He Sees Next Will Amaze You!!!” If the Greek myth of Narcissus were written today, chances are that would be the headline. You know the phenomenon, right? A big, inviting headline that’s just daring you to…
CLTS grad receives placement
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary has announced that student Kurt Schultz has received his first placement. Kurt Schultz was certified for the holy ministry at the seminary’s Call Service on May 28, 2016. At the time, his placement was pending. “We are…
The Glorious and Not so Glorious Office
by Nolan Astley Way back in 1960, Rev. Dr. A. H. Schwermann, then President of Concordia College in Edmonton, wrote a chapter in a book called The Pastor at Work. His focus was on the doctrine of the call, but early in his chapter Schwermann,…
Concrete recommendations released for the restructuring of Lutheran Church–Canada
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) has announced the completion of the third stage in the restructuring process of LCC—the development of concrete recommendations for the restructuring of Synod. The results are detailed at length in a newly released…
Canadians participate in installation of new manager for International Lutheran Society of Wittenberg
GERMANY – Representatives of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC) were active participants in a special service hosted by the “Old Latin School” in Wittenberg on Sunday, August 14. The International Lutheran Study and Visitors’ Center, housed in the school building (which dates to 1567), marked the retirement…