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Lutherans for Life-Canada to broadcast AGM online
LONDON, Ontario – Lutherans for Life-Canada (LFL-C) will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) November 3 at Faith Lutheran Church (London, Ontario), and events from the day will be broadcast live online. The day begins with a live streamed worship service at 10:00 a.m….
A persecuted Lutheran pastor remembered in film
Scenario: It’s dark outside. Everybody in your village is in bed. It seems just like every other night when a loud banging comes from the door. Your heart sinks. They’ve come. They’ve come for you. You know you’ll never return. You will probably never see…
Why the Reformation still matters
by Peggy Pedersen On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. If that hammer could have announced the seismic changes to come in Europe and the Christian Church, its echoes would have shook the world. Today, however, it…
BOD discusses Strategic Directions
WINNIPEG – The Board of Directors (BOD) of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met for three days of meetings October 18-20 in Winnipeg. A major portion of time was dedicated to re-evaluating LCC’s 2009 Strategic Plan. BOD members broke into small groups to discuss specific directions of…
Our beloved family… in Australia and around the world!
by Robert Bugbee It helps me to think of our synod as a family. It’s a long way from Dartmouth in the east to Port Alberni in the west, a long way from Kingsville in the south to places like LaRonge and the Peace River…
At peace with war: Lutheran chaplain’s book published
by Harold Ristau While a Lutheran chaplain with the Canadian Forces (CF), I kept a journal of my thoughts and experiences during my deployments to Afghanistan. I decided to publish the journal shortly thereafter. Not all entries could be published; some I deemed inappropriate—not only…