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Sin, sex and salvation
by Ian Adnams We are all born spiritually broken and deserving death. Our soul’s natural state is one that is cut off from God. We neither have the desire to seek Him nor follow Him. In this state of sin, with a broken relationship with…
Praying for pastors: God alone can give His people an increase of harvest-workers
by Robert Bugbee God will have to give us the pastors we need. He promises in the Old Testament, “I will place shepherds over them who will tend them” (Jeremiah 23:4). The New Testament says it, too: “It was He who gave some…to be pastors…
Directors appoint new vice-president
by James Morgan Following a conference call September 6, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Board of Directors announced the appointment of Rev. Mark Dressler, pastor of Saskatoon’s St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in LCC’s Central District, to serve as Synod’s new Third Vice-president. The appointment of Rev. Dressler comes…
Ontario woman hits pavement for Lutheran mission to Nicaragua
by Keven Drews Liz Mellecke gets a little closer to Chinandega, Nicaragua every time she laces up her running shoes or takes her bike for a spin. A resident of Kincardine, Ont., Mellecke plans to teach English as a foreign language as part of a Lutheran…
Rural and urban outreach in Nicaragua
A few kilometres north of the Nicaraguan city of Leon is the town of Telica. With a population of less than 20,000, Telica became the focus of outreach for LCC missionary Pastor Maximo Urroz in 2010. In a report to Lutheran Church–Canada in July the pastor noted…
Video features LCC’s mission outreach
During Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention in June, one of the breakout sessions featured an overview of mission activity in Canada and overseas. “We wanted to give delegates and those watching the webcast a complete picture of how LCC is sharing the Gospel in Canada and around…
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