The Canadian Lutheran Posts

August 13, 2013

Christianity and the Movies: Free Quest Course begins next month

ONLINE – Discernment, or the ability to distinguish and test things, is held up in Scripture as both a gift of the Holy Spirit and a skill the Christian is encouraged to personally develop.  In a culture that is awash in media, the need to…

Read More

August 13, 2013

Forthcoming Central American hymnal spurs worship workshop

  NICARAGUA – From July 26-28, seventy deaconesses, pastors, missionaries, musicians, and seminary students representing congregations in Nicaragua and Honduras participated in a workshop designed to deepen, strengthen, and enrich individual and corporate worship in the Church. In addition to studying liturgical practice, participants learned…

Read More

August 9, 2013

The God of our fathers

by Mathew Block Moses stood before the burning bush. A Voice had just spoken to him from the flames. “Moses!” it had called. “Moses!” And he had answered: “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer,” the Voice said. “Take off your sandals for the…

Read More

August 9, 2013

CLS announces presidential nominees

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) has announced the names of those nominated for the office of President of CLS. The deadline for nominations was July 15. (The Canadian Lutheran will publish an updated list when the seminary has received responses from all nominees.) Nominees…

Read More

August 8, 2013

NYG an opportunity to strengthen church relations

WINNIPEG – When youth and leaders from across Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) gathered in Winnipeg for the National Youth Gathering (NYG), they were not alone: friends from the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) were also in attendance. Initial discussions…

Read More

August 7, 2013

Lutheran Hour Ministries Selects Next Executive Director

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – Kurt Buchholz of Glen Arm, Maryland, has accepted a call from the Board of Directors of the International Lutheran Laymen’s League (Int’l LLL) to become the next Executive Director for Lutheran Hour Ministries. Buchholz will join the ministry Aug. 30 and…

Read More