The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 1, 2014

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…

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April 30, 2014

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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April 28, 2014

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…

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April 24, 2014

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…

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April 23, 2014

Greek New Testaments needed for Nicaragua

NICARAGUA – Lutheran Church–Canada has long supported the theological education program of its partner church, the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua. In keeping with that tradition, Rev. Brian Dunlop of Faith Lutheran (Desboro, Ontario) will be traveling to Nicaragua to teach a series of courses…

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April 23, 2014

Easter keeps you moving

by Robert Bugbee “Therefore, beloved brothers of mine, become firm, unmoveable people, overflowing in the Lord’s work always, knowing that your toil in the Lord is not for nothing” (1 Corinthians 15:58). You may recall scenes from the blockbuster film Titanic back in 1997. As…

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