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Canadian Lutheran relief agency issues emergency appeal for Japan earthquake and tsunami victims
The biggest earthquake to hit Japan since records began 140 years ago struck the northeast coast on March 11, generating a 10 metre tsunami that swept away everything in its path and killed at least 10,000 people. 350,000 people are living in evacuation sites at…
Discovering God in a shamrock
by Kelly Klages Many stories and legends circulate about St. Patrick. Maybe you’ve heard how he is credited for driving all the snakes from Ireland, or how he explained the concept of the Trinity to the pagan druids using the three-leafed shamrock. What we know…
Nicaraguan church observes Ash Wednesday
by Leonardo Neitzel Ashes placed on the forehead in the sign of the cross marked the children’s worship service at Jesu Cristo Rey de Reyes (Jesus Christ King of Kings) in Granada, Nicaragua this Ash Wednesday, March 9. Lutheran Church–Canada missionary, Rev. Rufino Quintero Lainez…
Plan ahead for continuing ed
Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton is reaching beyond its campus through two new educational opportunities. The events are intended to fulfill CLS’s vision of connecting with the church through a comprehensive extension program of outreach for pastors, deacons and lay leaders. The 2011 Pastoral…
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….
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