The Canadian Lutheran Posts

October 6, 2010

“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…

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October 6, 2010

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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October 4, 2010

You’re not in this alone

by Peggy Pedersen Psalm 31: 1-5 1 In you, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2 Incline your ear to me; make haste to deliver me. 3 Be my strong rock, a castle…

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October 4, 2010

A Roman Catholic bishop looks at Luther

Lutherans and Roman Catholics share a common history until 1517 when a German Catholic monk, Martin Luther, began questioning the biblical basis for certain practices by the Roman Church and caused a split. But how do Roman Catholics view Luther today? To answer the question,…

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October 4, 2010

LCC mission executive sends video report from Haiti

Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission executive, Rev. Dr. Leonardo Nietzel, is currently in Haiti with a review team sponsored by Canadian Lutheran World Relief. He sends this video update from the streets of Port-au-Prince, courtesy of fellow team member Trina Gallop, communications director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church…

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October 4, 2010

Got a light?

by Ian Adnams On Sunday our congregation’s worship service focused on the work of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League-Canada. We used the organizations convention theme “Shine like stars.” Maybe the word ‘stars’ put my mind in an astrophysics mode, but during the sermon our pastor talked…

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