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Lutherans for Life-Canada celebrating 10th anniversary
by James Morgan CANADA – “God has been gracious in guiding us to speak out for the helpless in society,” is how Lutherans for Life-Canada (LFL-C) President Cliff Pyle reflects on the past decade. 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of LFL-C as a pro-life organization…
2014 Convention: Proposed resolutions now online
CANADA – The proposed resolutions for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) upcoming 2014 convention are now available online. The resolutions are available as part of the first edition of Today’s Business, a booklet which builds on the larger Convention Workbook made available online a month ago. The…
Essayists announced for 2014 National Convention
VANCOUVER – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has announced the names of the essayists for 2014’s national convention in Vancouver. Rev. Kurt Reinhardt (Trinity Evangelical Lutheran in Kurtzville, Ontario) and Deacon Jennifer Shack (Concordia University College of Alberta – CUCA) will present on the topics of prayer…
Tapestry adds missions editor
CANADA – By providing grants to a wide variety of projects, through the sharing information about the mission field and with the prayer of its members, Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada (LWMLC), has always been a strong supporter of Lutheran Church-Canada missions. To further enhance that…
Brazilian church holds 61st convention
Text updated May 7 to include information about the election. BRAZIL – The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (Igreja Evangelica Luterana do Brasil—IELB) held its 61st National Convention from May 1-4 in the city of Aracruz in the province of Espírito Santo. More than 1,100…
Jesus’ ‘wife’ no more: New evidence suggests fragment a forgery
by Mathew Block Back in 2012, Karen L. King, a scholar from Harvard Divinity School, announced the discovery of a Coptic manuscript fragment with some particularly surprising text. Among other things, it reads: “Jesus said to them, my wife…” And there the text breaks off….
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