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Advent Blues
by Michelle Heumann with Scott Gamble Advent anticipates the fulfillment of long-awaited promises, which, surely as the sun will rise, surely as Christmas follows Advent, will come to pass. The promised child has been born, the long-awaited Saviour has come, but we enter into a…
NW Ontario Circuit retreat
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – From September 11-13, seven pastors from the northwest Ontario Circuit (five active and two retired) gathered at Aurora Lutheran Bible Camp, just outside of Thunder Bay, for a time of reflection and renewal in God’s Word. They studied St. Paul’s first…
A break-in, arson, and God’s mercy
EDMONTON – The middle of June 2023 saw the people of Riverbend Lutheran eagerly anticipating the return of their pastor from service as a military chaplain in Latvia. That welcome was marred by a break-in and fire. Fortunately, neighbours saw flames and called the fire…
New poem for parents whose children have wandered from faith
ONLINE – Rev. Kurt Reinhardt, a poet and pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada, has released a new poem which addresses the heartache facing parents whose children have wandered away from the faith. In the poem, “For Our Lost Children, Lord, We Pray,” Rev. Reinhardt encourages parents…
Comfort and Joy?
by Mathew Block December can be a confusing time, as far as church seasons go. We begin the month in the season of Advent—looking forward to the coming of Christ—and yet we can’t seem to help but anticipate the next season on the church calendar:…
LLL-Canada welcomes new board members
WINNIPEG – On October 21, the Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada (LLL-Canada) held its Annual General Meeting at St. James Lutheran Church in Winnipeg, during which time the missions organization welcomed new board members. Brenda Reimer (Treasurer) and Rev. John Makey (Director) were both installed…
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