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Reviewing 12 Years a Slave
by Ted Giese Based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 book of the same name (co-authored with David Wilson), 12 Years a Slave recounts the story of Northup, a man kidnapped and sold into slavery. It recounts his life as a slave and his eventual redemption from…
Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada winds down operations
CANADA – After 40 years of providing free Christian reading material for the visually impaired, Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada (LBW-C) is ceasing operations. The ministry in Canada first began at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Elmira, Ontario in 1974 in conjunction with the US-based Lutheran Braille…
Dr. Kettner to retire
EDMONTON – Rev. Dr. Edward Kettner has announced his retirement from Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) at the end of the current academic year after 27 years teaching there. “Since I joined the faculty at the beginning of the fourth academic year, and we are now…
A table for the Lord’s house
by Leonardo Neitzel It’s remarkable how the Lord provides His people with good gifts and works through the seemingly small actions of his servants. Members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Winnipeg saw this clearly in December, when a table was dedicated for use in the…
Dr. Lehman recovering after surgery
EDMONTON – Over the past week, we have been reporting on the health of Dr. Edwin Lehman, President Emeritus of Lutheran Church–Canada. Following hospitalization at Grey Nuns Hospital for an infection, Dr. Lehman was moved to Edmonton’s University Hospital where he was diagnosed with cancer…
LCC’s seminaries meet, report answered prayers
EDMONTON – A joint meeting of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) seminaries’ Boards of Regents was held in early February at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton. The gathering was chaired by CLS Board of Regents Chairman Rev. Darryl Sole, and for a part of the meeting…