The Canadian Lutheran Posts
New hymn resource for anniversary celebrations
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is pleased to encourage the use of a new resource for congregations celebrating special anniversaries. Rev. Dr. Howard W. Kramer, who served as President of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) from 1984-1990 has released his hymn “Father, Who…
Selfless love
by Don Schiemann The Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year award for 2013 goes to the word “selfie.” The official definition given by Oxford is: “A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a…
LCC convention to welcome international visitors
WINNIPEG – Guests from several countries will attend Lutheran Church–Canada’s 10th national convention at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in June. The event will welcome representatives from confessional Lutheran church bodies in Australia, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and the United States. “Our Canadian church deeply…
Noah: a creative writing project
by Ted Giese Darren Aronofsky has opinions about the Noah story and he’s not afraid to let the world know what they are. They inhabit Noah in such a way that almost everyone who sees this film will walk away either scratching their heads or…
Edmonton seminary to honour German bishop
EDMONTON – The Rev. Hans-Jörg Voigt, Bishop of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (SELK), will receive the honourary Doctor of Divinity degree at Concordia Lutheran Seminary’s Sacred Convocation in late May. News of the seminary faculty’s action in granting this honour was recently…
Jesus’ right-hand man
by Mathew Block You can understand why the other disciples were angry. James and John had approached Jesus in secret and asked to be given authority above the rest. “Let one of us sit at your right,” they requested, “and the other at your left…