The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 13, 2013

On the road to Bethlehem

Note: Rev. Dr. Stephen Chambers is leading an archaeological expedition to Israel in 2014. To find out how you can take part, click here. by Stephen Chambers Think about a journey to Bethlehem at this time of year, and what springs to mind? Mary and…

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December 13, 2013

Lachish Expedition 2014

ISRAEL – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) extends an open invitation to all Lutheran Church–Canada pastors, deacons, and church-members to take part in its 2014 expedition to Israel under the direction of Rev. Dr. Stephen Chambers. This year’s group will be based at Lachish, about 40…

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December 12, 2013

Why should I go to church?

by Don Schiemann “Give me one good reason why I should go to church!” That’s a perfectly legitimate and valid question. It may have been in vogue to go to church 50 or 60 years ago; but, as most denominations will attest, church membership and…

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December 6, 2013

Might meets humility

by Mathew Block I sometimes find myself wondering what it must have been like for Mary to be confronted by the angel Gabriel—to be going about daily life when the divine suddenly breaks in on the ordinary so clearly and undeniably. Here the supernatural trespasses…

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December 5, 2013

Broadcast ministry identifies partners

by Larry Gajdos TORONTO, Ontario – Reaching out with the Gospel can be a daunting task. So it was for Lay Missionary Javed Akhter of Redeemer Lutheran (Hamilton, Ontario) as he struggled to share Jesus with the South Asian community in Hamilton and the Golden…

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November 27, 2013

FaithLife Lecture to address Opera and the Christian faith

EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith (CCSCF), with the sponsorship of FaithLife Financial, will hold its annual FaithLife Lecture at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Tegler Centre. The lecture…

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