The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Resurrection hope
by Don Schiemann In spring of 2010, I was in Prince George, BC. I preached at our church in the morning and led the congregation through a call meeting in the afternoon. Then I headed off to the airport to catch my flight home—a WestJet…
Empty promises
by Ken Maher “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared” (Luke 24:1). So begins the most wonderful story ever told. Sometimes, because we know what happens next, we are…
Stewardship in Southeast Asia: Abundance in the Lord’s storehouse
by Leonardo Neitzel The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cambodia (ELCC) is aware of local financial challenges which might arise if it continues to rely solely on external funding for its mission and ministry. ELCC’s President, Rev. Vannarith Chhim, and several of the church’s pastors and…
LCC Board of Directors welcomes new members
WINNIPEG – The Board of Directors (BOD) of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) appointed Rev. Rudy Pastucha (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) as synod’s Third Vice-President at a conference call March 22. At the same meeting, the BOD appointed Grace Henderson (Leduc, Alberta) to serve as Voting Lay Member on…
Bishop Schöne to present at LCC national church workers’ conference
CALGARY – Rev. Dr. Jobst H. M. Schöne, retired Bishop of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK) of Germany, will be the major presenter at the 2013 Pastors’ and Deacons’ Conference of Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC), it was announced by LCC President Robert Bugbee. The conference…
The Bible: “Viewer discretion is advised”
by Ted Giese As might be expected, Lutherans are keen on the Bible. Our churches read aloud from the Scriptures every week during worship. In those same services our pastors preach sermons based on the readings for the day. We encourage our members to read…