The Canadian Lutheran Posts

January 17, 2013

Christian persecution in 2013

by James Morgan WORLD – It is not the kind of list any country should want to be on. Open Doors, a non-denominational organization dedicated to assisting persecuted Christians around the world, has released its 2013 World Watch List. The list ranks the fifty countries where…

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January 16, 2013

Quest course to focus on faith and new communications technologies

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) is set to offer the latest free class in its popular Quest program. Rev. Dr. Stephen Chambers will be teaching a four part course entitled “Culture and the Word: Christians and New Communications Technologies” beginning January 22. “At several…

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January 15, 2013

LCC to mark Sanctity of Life Sunday

CANADA – This coming Sunday (January 20, 2013) marks Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) annual “Sanctity of Life Sunday.” LCC encourages its members and congregations to remember the day, and to pray for those affected by life issues like abortion and euthanasia. The following prayer has been…

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January 15, 2013

Celebrating Christmas twice: Ukraine’s story

UKRAINE – This past December 25 was, as it is every year, a day of rejoicing for Christians around the world as they celebrated the birth of Christ the Saviour. But in Ukraine, the festivities came twice: once on December 25 and again on January…

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January 14, 2013

2012 missions in retrospect.

by Leonardo Neitzel As we begin a New Year through the grace of God, we cannot help but raise our voices in gratitude for the blessings He has shared with His Church in 2012. Like God’s people in the Old Testament, we acknowledge, “The LORD…

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January 9, 2013

FaithLife Lecture series speaker to address Pop Culture and the Christian Faith

EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith (CCSCF), with the sponsorship of FaithLife Financial, has announced the revival of the FaithLife Lecture series at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA). January 30, 2013 will mark the first lecture in the series…

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