The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 27, 2011

There is some confusion in the heavens

by Ian Adnams Just after the New Year, millions of people experienced a major shock from a simple news announcement from Minneapolis. According to Parke Kunkle, an astronomer at the Minnesota Planetarium Society, Earth’s orbital wobble had changed the placement of the major constellations in…

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February 26, 2011

The Lutheran Hour meets Alberta’s oilsands

Ft. McMurray, Alberta – Ever since the population of this northern Alberta area exploded with oil production, the Lutheran Laymen’s League of Canada’s local membership has dreamt of broadcasting The Lutheran Hour’s Gospel message into the community. The dream becomes reality Sunday, March 6 when…

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February 25, 2011

Stuttering kings and imperfect pastors

Reflections on The King’s Speech and the Office of the Preacher by Mathew Block  Widely hailed by critics as one of the best films of 2010, and nominated for twelve Academy Awards, The King’s Speech offers Christians much more than an evening’s entertainment according to…

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February 25, 2011

Dual focus for Lenten devotions

As Lent approaches, Lutheran Hour Ministries is offering two devotional booklets, one for those observing Lent and another written for people for whom the season is not on their radar. The Light Shines in the Darkness examines the Gospel of John’s narrative of the life of…

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February 24, 2011

Excuse me. Your bias is showing!

The scientific world received some shocking news last year. Researchers Jere Jenkins and Ephraim Fischbach of Purdue University, and Peter Sturrock of Stanford published an article that seems to challenge the “clock” used to approximate the age of archaeological objects. If this study is accurate,…

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February 23, 2011

N.Z. Lutheran church leader calls for prayer

by James Morgan “Loving Lord, have mercy,” is the petition from President Robert Erickson of the Lutheran Church of New Zealand as that country recovers from the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that violently shook the South Island city of Christchurch on February 22. Rev. David Lipsys,…

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