The Canadian Lutheran Posts

August 25, 2015

CLS library ready to reopen following 2014 fire

EDMONTON – As students prepare to return to Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton for a new semester, they do so knowing that an important educational resource—the library—will once again be ready to assist them in their studies. In November 2014, the seminary was the…

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August 21, 2015

Correction to 2014 National Convention Proceedings

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada has issued a correction to the Proceedings of the 2014 National Convention. The original version of the proceedings writes on page 52 that Resolution 14.3.06a “To Decline Overture 3.07 (To Permit Rostered Workers to Nominate Circuit Counsellors)” was adopted. This is…

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August 20, 2015

Ant-Man: A little fun and virtue

by Ted Giese By Marvel Studio standards, Ant-Man is a small movie. Unlike other films in the comic-book driven franchise, it isn’t about saving the world from imminent destruction. Instead, Scott Lang and Dr. Hank Pym are more interested in saving their relationships with their…

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August 19, 2015

Passing the baton in Ukraine: New Rector for Odessa Seminary

UKRAINE – Concordia Seminary in Odessa, Ukraine is preparing to welcome a new class of students this fall. And it does so this year under new guidance, as Rev. Dr. Wilhelm Torgerson succeeds Rev. Dr. Norman Threinen as Rector (President) of the seminary. “It is…

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August 18, 2015

Finding the good

by Thomas Prachar As I write this in mid-July, wildfires are burning across several of our prairie provinces. A year ago, many communities were concerned about flooding or cleaning up the aftermath of an abundance of water. Today, lack of water combined with lightning has…

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August 17, 2015

Lutheran Church-Canada in numbers

Editor’s note: An image layering problem resulted in the province of Quebec being unintentionally hidden from view in the print edition of the July/August 2015 issue of The Canadian Lutheran. We apologize for the error. You can download a corrected pdf of the article here….

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