The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 19, 2014

Christmas is about Jesus

by Robert Bugbee “Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” (St. John 1:17). Christmas is about Jesus Christ. That is as it should be. The faith of Christians is to be centered on Jesus Christ. The whole mission of God’s Church in the world comes…

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December 19, 2014

LCC says farewell to longtime employees

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is saying farewell this December to two longtime employees in the synodical office: Cheryll Matthes and Janice Otto. Cheryll Matthes, Member Services Coordinator for LCC Worker Benefit Plans, announced her intention to retire earlier this year. Matthes first began working…

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December 18, 2014

The Gift of Love

by Thomas Prachar You may be familiar with the short story “The Gift of the Magi,” written by American author William Sydney Porter in 1905. Or maybe you know him by his pen name, O. Henry. The story is a Christmas favourite that tells the…

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December 18, 2014

Brazilian Lutherans’ Christmas Carol video goes viral

BRAZIL – Musicians in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (IELB) have seen their contemporary adaptation of “Angels We Have Heard on High” go viral online. The video was produced by Projeto Lìder de Louvor (“The Worship Leader Project”)—a musical initiative supported by the Lutheran…

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December 17, 2014

The Shadow of Christmas

by Karl Persson “They said there’ll be snow at Christmas. They said there’ll be peace on Earth. But instead it just kept on raining. A veil of tears for the virgin birth.” So sings Greg Lake, disaffected by Christmas—and he is not alone. Perhaps it…

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December 17, 2014

Decorate the tree: LCC prays for congregations at Christmas

WINNIPEG – Many years ago Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) contacted its congregations across the nation, inviting them to send chrismons to decorate the national office’s Christmas tree. And congregations responded, sending more than enough decorations to grace synod’s office every Christmas season. While those who produced…

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