The Canadian Lutheran Posts

November 20, 2010

The apostles’ adventures at your fingertips

Have you ever wondered what it takes to bring the words of Jesus to blind and visually impaired Christians? Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada (LBW-C) serves to do just that by creating Braille books, which it then distributes free of charge upon request. The recently relocated and…

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November 19, 2010

Seminary supports hairy upper lip

by Cody Cooper What do Yosemite Sam and Tom Selleck have in common with Rev. Warren Steckelberg and Rev. Rod Buck? Awesome moustaches! That’s why this November many of the faculty and students at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton are teaming up with men around…

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November 18, 2010

Twenty years for unique program

  by Jennifer Shack and Paul Schoepp The role of teaching in the church is as old as the church itself where important teachers of the faith have taught people about Jesus’ love for them and showed them how to live their God-given faith, responding…

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November 18, 2010

The hidden treasure of private confession

His grace awaits you. The door is open. by Peggy Pedersen The church’s treasures are the gifts Christ our Lord, Himself has given us: Baptism, Holy Communion and the Office of the Keys. In these ways He comes to us, cleansing us from our sins…

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November 18, 2010

In the beginnings

The prefaces to Luther’s Small and Large Catechisms have their own teachings by Thomas A. Von Hagel   One of the most significant concerns of the sixteenth century Lutheran Reformation was religious instruction in the parish. In his preface to the Small Catechism, Martin Luther bemoaned…

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November 18, 2010

The battle of wills.

It’s easy to pray “Thy will be done” but what does it mean?

by Ian Adnams One of the most difficult lessons we learn in the Christian life is total reliance on God. Every Sunday we pray the Lord’s Prayer and likely motor past the phrase “Thy will be done” without a second thought. Yet those words are…

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