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What will people sing at your funeral? Does it really matter?
by Barry Wood Arranging a funeral is never easy for either the family or the officiating pastor. It becomes even more difficult when a family has lost its connection with the church as I discovered recently. In this situation, neither the deceased nor her family…
Edmonton event will focus on worship and music
by James Morgan Although Edmonton didn’t really exist in the days of J.S. Bach, that doesn’t mean the city is prevented from having a role in the development of church music. On Monday, August 29, the School of Music at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA)…
New design for LCC pension plan announced
by James Morgan Following lengthy discussions over the past year-and-a-half, Lutheran Church–Canada’s Worker Benefit Plans has implemented a series of design changes to the pension plan which take effect on January 1, 2013. According to Dwayne Cleave, executive director of Worker Benefit Plans, the Board…
Love amidst the ruins: The Deathly Hallows Part 2 SPOILER ALERT
by Mathew Block “It all ends” reads the tagline of the eighth and final Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows Part 2. As the words might lead you to believe, this is a dark film. The tension which has been growing throughout the series comes…
Many Lutherans still support traditional marriage
Responding to a vote by delegates at the convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) meeting in Saskatoon, July 15 and 16 which authorizes its pastors to conduct same-gender marriages and finds sexual orientation no longer an issue for ordaining pastors, the leaders…
The Good Book: A Humanist Bible is not so good
by Michael Keith Most of the time if I dislike a book it’s because of either its content or style. Rarely is there a book which I dislike for both! The Good Book: A Humanist Bible “made by” A.C. Grayling is such a book. (Published by…
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