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Praise emerges from a hunk of wood
by James Morgan Wood is a material we often take for granted. Trees grow in our backyards and parks; wood products go into everything from furniture to the homes we live in. But what about turning an otherwise nondescript piece of wood into something symbolizing our…
Where do we find peace on Earth?
by Peggy Pedersen Growing up in the 1960s, I saw the peace sign everywhere. People locked arms singing: “Give peace a chance.” Mostly these were protests against war, but it was also an age when people sought inner peace as well. Gurus offered peace…
Youth conference explores Divine relationships
Youth and leaders from B.C., Manitoba, Ontario And Quebec, travelled to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois For one of this summer’s three Coram Deo Higher Things Lutheran youth conferences, where they learned about their relationships both ‘Coram Deo’ (Latin for ‘before God’) and ‘Coram Hominibus’ (‘before man’). The…
Darkness and light remembered in Berlin
For many a 50-year commemoration is cause for celebration. In Germany, however, Saturday, August 13 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall by the communist East German government. Remembering the event, the Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche (SELK), Lutheran Church–Canada’s partner church, will…
LCC explores overseas mission team partnership
For the past ten years Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission in Nicaraguaand Iglesia Luterana Sínondo de Nicaragua have benefitted from visiting mission teams organized by Mission Opportunities Short Term (MOST) Ministries. As another Canadian team prepares to work on a water project in Nicaragua in November, MOST…
British church leader identifies cause of riots
by Reginald Quirk Dramatic television pictures leave the impression Britain’s capital is ablaze in a re-enactment of the Great Fire of London. The incidents, although unsettling and awful, are isolated. Beginning with a peaceful demonstration hijacked by rioters in North London last week, on subsequent…
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