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Hold fast to the Word
by Peggy Pedersen We live in a world flooded with words, all clamouring for our attention—newspapers, magazines, books, television, radio, computers, and smartphones. Yet Paul in His letter to the Philippians counsels us to hold fast to the “Word of life” (Philippians 2:16). Just what…
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 October 12. Nominees are listed below in alphabetical order by last name, with each entry noting whether the nominee has accepted…
Gifts from the Heart
WINNIPEG – Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) 2012 Gifts from the Heart program is already well underway. The September-October issue of The Canadian Lutheran included a catalogue insert highlighting ways Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members can bless people in need through the annual CLWR fundraiser. “Purchasing…
LCC on the road: Growth in Ukraine
by Robert Bugbee Beloved sisters and brothers in Canada, After flights from Winnipeg to Toronto, Toronto to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Vienna, and finally Frankfurt to Odessa, I arrived in Ukraine November 7. Bishop Viktor Graefenstein of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU)…
“But the Lord God helps me” – ILC sermon now online
ONLINE – In September 2012, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) hosted the Triennial Convention of the International Lutheran Council in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The opening worship service was held at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) with President Robert Bugbee preaching. His sermon—drawn from Isaiah 50:4-10…
Pastor’s Desk Diary 2013
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary is again pleased to offer to the church the annual pastor’s desk diary. It contains readings from the three-year and one-year lectionaries, including variants for the major Lutheran churches in Canada: Lutheran Church–Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church in…