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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….
Heaven is For Real: Heart-warming film without a heavenly road-map
by Ted Giese Pulling into the number two spot at the box office on Easter weekend was the Christian-themed film Heaven is For Real, based on the popular book by the same name. The film, like the book, tells the story of young Colton Burpo…
The Emmaus Road
by Rev. Arron Gust On that first day of the resurrection it must have been a long, slow seven miles from Jerusalem to Emmaus. That is, for Cleopas and the other guy. We don’t know much about the other guy, but some believe Cleopas to…