The Canadian Lutheran Posts

October 29, 2010

Fire devastates Dnepropetrovsk church

On October 22, Pastor Alexey Navrotsky (Lutheran Church–Canada’s missionary in Ukraine) sent an alarming e-mail. He reported that an electrical fire the previous evening destroyed much of the Central Evangelical Christian Baptist Church in Dnepropetrovsk. This is only the latest chapter in the dramatic story…

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October 26, 2010

Lutheran aid workers help prevent further cholera outbreak in Haiti

 HAITI – The Ministry of Health has confirmed the cholera outbreak in the Departement of Artibonite and the Central Plateau. More than 3,000 persons were hospitalized and 253 have died. Doctors in Port-au-Prince diagnosed five cases, all had travelled from the Artibonite. The government ministry…

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October 26, 2010

What about Halloween?

by Warren Hamp This year the costumes and plastic pumpkins were already in the stores by mid-August. Halloween is starting to look a lot like Christmas—the merchandising comes so early that the actual day might become a little anticlimactic for the kids. It also gives…

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October 21, 2010

What caused Russell Williams’ crime rampage?

by Robert Krestick “What next!?, we are tempted to ask the Lord God Almighty. Our hearts are sickened as we consider the gut wrenching news of the horrible crimes committed by one man against so many unsuspecting victims. Two are dead and many more are…

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October 20, 2010

Church welcomes Halloween guests

by C.D. Pelzer On an evening when children and parents prowl Regina’s neighbourhoods seeking treats, a north-end church is marking an historical date by inviting everyone to visit. October 31, 2010 marks the 493rd anniversary of the Protestant Reformation as measured from the date when…

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October 18, 2010

Christmas recording will benefit seminary

After six years away from the recording studio, Tara Lyn Hart has returned—this time with a focus on faith and the Christmas season. The Canadian Country Music Association Award Winner and Juno nominee is set to release her first Christmas CD on November 30. The…

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