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The message from a Chilean mine rescue
by Rich Docekal It was a message from hell. It was hell. It felt, looked, tasted, and smelled like every hell I’ve ever imagined. That was what all the news reporters said. Over, and over since August 5th, I’ve been hearing about how terrible life…
Congregation sets new communication priorities
PENTICTON, B.C. – Churches are changing the way they communicate in the digital age, and total reliance on printed newsletters, bulletins, and mass mailings is declining. Compiling information for print newsletters is a work-intensive process. Gathering stories, putting them together into a document, and printing…
Lutherans give thanks
by Norman Threinen In September 1620, a year before the Pilgrims in Massachusetts celebrated what most people regard as the first Thanksgiving in North America, a Lutheran ship’s captain, Jens Munck, wrote in his journal. “I pray that Thou will give me the grace of…
Church serves frustrated commuters
KELOWNA, B.C. A grey sky, falling rain and a major bridge construction project in south Kelowna created a perfect combination for slow traffic and for a church to serve its community. From 7:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. on a late June Friday, folks from First…
“Who are you thanking?” asks YouTube video.
The popular video sharing site YouTube is providing Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) with a platform to help focus a national holiday. A simple 60-second video suggests that since all good gifts come from God, perhaps it’s time to thank Him in person at a local Lutheran…
Lutherans help equip First Nations kids for school
Lutheran Church–Canada congregations helped outfit First Nations children in a half dozen remote British Columbia coastal communities with school supplies and colourful backpacks. The joint project of the BC Mission Boat Society based in Parksville, B.C. (Our Savior Lutheran Church) and Lutheran Hour Ministries of…
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