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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…
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…
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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