The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Sharing God’s gardening gifts
by James Morgan As you go about planting your vegetable garden this spring, keep these words in mind from the hymn For the Fruits of His Creation in Lutheran Service Book: “For the plowing, sowing, reaping, Silent growth while we are sleeping, Future needs in…
Eleven Christians walk free from Iranian court
An advocacy group for persecuted Christians, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), reports that an Iranian court has acquitted eleven members of an evangelical denomination who were charged with “action against the order of the country” and drinking alcohol. The charges referred to their involvement in a…
Watching and waiting for Manitoba flood waters
by Keven Drews PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE — At least one local Lutheran family is counting its blessings after government officials breached a dike early Saturday to avert a larger crisis. Eva Korfman, a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, said water from the breached dike at…
Lutheran university college responds to Slave Lake fire
by Keven Drews EDMONTON — Lutherans spent Monday morning collecting food, clothing, blankets and toiletries for residents of a northern Alberta town who have fled a devastating wild fire. According to media reports, the blaze – fanned by winds as high as 100 kilometres an…
Lutheran: more than a survey answer
If Statistics Canada asks you to fill in the 2011 National Household Survey, at some point you will answer a question about your religion. For some it’s easy because they practice their religion regularly by attending church, synagogue, mosque or other places of worship. For…
From pulpit to cockpit
Beginning June 1, a Lutheran Church–Canada pastor will make the transition from parish pastor to pilot for an organization focused on bringing the Gospel to First Nations people in northern Canada. Rev. Bill Ney, currently senior pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Stony Plain, Alberta has accepted God’s call…
LCC Facebook
LCC Twitter
LCC Instagram