The Canadian Lutheran Posts

January 28, 2015

An update on the ABC District situation

NOTE: The following is a summary of information on the financial situation taking place in the ABC District, and is derived from news reports, official statements, and other communications The ABC District has announced that the District, ABC District Investments Limited (DIL), Encharis Community and…

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January 27, 2015

LCC Pension Plan stable despite ABC District CEF troubles

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) President Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee wants Synod’s professional workers and employers to know that pensions are stable despite ongoing problems reported with the Church Extension Fund (CEF) in the Alberta-British Columbia District. “I’ve asked leaders of the LCC Worker Benefit…

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January 27, 2015

The Most Dangerous Countries in the World to be Christian

by James Morgan WORLD – In many parts of the world, being a Christian continues to be dangerous. Open Doors, an independent organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians around the world, has released its World Watch List 2015. The list contains the 50 countries where…

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January 23, 2015

Be careful in the woods

by Ted Giese Rob Marshal’s new adaptation of the Tony award winning musical Into The Woods is Disney’s most recent foray into live-action film musicals. As in the original, Marshal’s Into the Woods finds its story centred on folk tale characters made popular by the…

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January 21, 2015

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

WORLD – Every year from January 18-25, Christian communities around the world mark a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The origins of the event date back to 1908. “Whether it happens to be this particular week in late January or not, I urge our…

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January 19, 2015

The Zombie Mission Field: CCSCF plans for 2015 conference

EDMONTON – The zombie mission field is all around us and is “ripe for the harvest,” says Rev. Dr. Bill Anderson, Director of the Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith (CCSCF). But there are also “zombie missionaries”—Christians who are mindlessly wandering around in…

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