The Canadian Lutheran Posts

November 25, 2014

Ukrainian Church Elects New Bishop

UKRAINE – The Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ukraine (SELCU), meeting in convention November 17-18, elected Rev. Aleksandr Yurchenko as its new bishop. He succeeds Rev. Dr. Viktor Gräfenstein, who served as bishop for 18 years and had declined to accept nomination for another…

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November 24, 2014

LHM Nicaragua dedicates new office building in Leon

NICARAGUA – On October 24, Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) dedicated its new office building in Leon. “Lutheran Hour Ministries started its mission in this country 16 years ago during the time when Hurricane Mitch hit Nicaragua in October 1998,” noted Ricardo Arguello, LHM Office Director….

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November 21, 2014

Interstellar: Thoughtful sci-fi delivers love, evil, and a black hole

by Ted Giese Christopher Nolan’s new film Interstellar is more like his 2010 film Inception than his trilogy of Batman movies. It’s both cerebral and emotionally intense. This is no Star Trek, Star Wars space opera (space-soap-opera); Interstellar is a more “hard” sci-fi film in…

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November 20, 2014

An update on the seminary fire

NOTE (November 26, 2014): The seminary community has since returned to their building. On November 12, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton suffered a fire in the library basement. The fire was later deemed to have been not accidental in origin, and classes resumed offsite….

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November 17, 2014

Download 2014 Advent Devotions (in English and French)

ONLINE – Every year Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) produces a series of devotions for the Advent season. This year’s release—entitled Home for the Holidays—is now available for download, as is a French translation of the same. According to LHM promotional material, Home for the Holidays…

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November 17, 2014

Pray for LCC Missions with 2014 Advent Calendar

ONLINE – As Canadians prepare to enter the season of Advent, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Missions and Social Ministry Services is making available a prayer-calendar for the month of December. “As we reflect on the first coming of Christ and prepare for His second, we ask…

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