The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Shaken and stirred into action; a reflection on earthquakes and natural disasters
by Ian Adnams This morning we awoke to news of yet another natural disaster, this time in Japan. An earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the country, not only terrified and took the lives of many, but the subsequent tsunami has brought further death and…
Ethiopian Lutherans target of violent attacks
Leaders of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) are asking their Canadian brothers and sisters for prayer after a series of church burnings in that country by Muslim extremists. Rev. Dr. Gemechis D. Buba, in an e-mail on behalf of Mekane Yesus President Rev….
Seminarians Take Wing across western Canada
Four second-year seminary students travelled from Edmonton this year to bring a little bit of seminary life to communities away from the campus of Concordia Lutheran Seminary. As part of the annual Take Wing program, Todd Guggenmos visited Walnut Grove Lutheran Church (Maple Ridge, B.C.);…
Teaching from experience and by experience
by James Morgan For Pastor Albert Schmidt of Edmonton, retirement means changing the focus of his work, not stopping it. He continues giving freely of his time and experience to build Christ’s Church and proclaim His Word by voluntarily teaching at Concordia Seminary in Odessa,…
It’s difficult being Sheen and not heard
by Andrew Craig “I’m sorry, man, but I’ve got magic. I’ve got poetry in my fingertips. Most of the time – and this includes naps – I’m an F-18, bro. And I will destroy you in the air. I will deploy my ordinance to the…
Funding questions delay board actions
As happens in many congregational meetings, finances played a major part in the discussions during Lutheran Church–Canada’s Board of Directors (BOD) meeting, March 3 and 4 in Winnipeg. The board adopted a $1.6 million balanced budget for the year. Synod funding depends on commitments from…
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