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Ender’s Game
by Ted Giese Set in the future, Ender’s Game is a film about a young boy—Andrew “Ender” Wiggin—who is taken from his family to be trained for a war against an alien species. Earth had been invaded twice before by the aliens and barely repelled…
25 years for The CREW
by James Morgan It’s a crystal-clear contemporary Christian sound. That was the first thing that entered my mind when listening to The CREW for the first time. This quartet of LCC Lutherans from western Canada is celebrating 25 years of making music that not only…
CLWR to host Christmas Reception, reports successful Sweaters for Syria campaign
WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) will be holding a Christmas reception at its Winnipeg Warehouse (549 King Edward Street) November 28-November 30. All supporters are invited this event to enjoy refreshments and meet CLWR staff and volunteers. Stop by Thursday and Friday between…
LCC calls for prayers for the Philippines
PHILIPPINES – As the Philippines struggles in the aftermath of a devastating typhoon, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is calling on its members to offer up prayers on behalf of the suffering. More than 2,200 people have been confirmed dead, with thousands more injured and hundreds of…
Dr. Gimbel accepts call to serve as CLS President
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary has announced that Rev. Dr. James Gimbel has accepted the call to serve as the seminary’s President, with plans to begin in January 2014. “I have completed deliberating on the Call,” Dr. Gimbel wrote in an email to staff and…
Hospitality as ministry: Outreach in Kitchener
by Leonardo Neitzel The practice of Christian hospitality flows from gratitude to Jesus, who came to us, humbled Himself, built His tent among us, and welcomed us to dwell with Him in the fellowship of His family of faith, the Church. It points to our…