The Canadian Lutheran Posts

October 31, 2009

Prepare for Advent

In the coming Advent and Christmas seasons, whether you are encouraging the faithful or reaching out to not-yet-Christians, Lutheran Hour Ministries has resources to help you. Who Would’ve Thought? is aimed outside the church and uses stories, real-life situations, and personal observations to share the…

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October 31, 2009

New Study Bible arrives early

Concordia Publishing House received the hardback edition of The Lutheran Study Bible five weeks earlier than scheduled, with the leather editions expected by the end of September. Pre-ordering sale prices are still available for the Bible, which had been scheduled for release on Reformation Day,…

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October 31, 2009

Haitians grateful for Canadian assistance

Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) in Canada has been playing a big part in getting clothes, shoes and bedding items to the Haitian people. Earlier this month another 40-foot container arrived in Gonaives. The church there expects to begin distributing clothes and shoes to about…

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October 30, 2009

Guilt, justice and the power of forgiveness

by Robert Bugbee Our evangelical Lutheran church was started in the strangest way. It didn’t begin at a conference table or by decree of a high-placed cleric. It began with a monk, agonizing with his face down on the stone floor of a monastery cell….

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October 22, 2009

Sunday school conference webcast set for Saturday

KITCHENER – Want to learn more about devotional time, how to teach Sunday school students better or how to reclaim the family and its Christian environment? On Saturday, October 24, LCC’s East District is sharing its Sunday School Teachers’ and Family Workshop online from Kitchener,…

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October 21, 2009

Nominations open for distinguished award

ST. CATHARINES – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) is seeking nominations for its highest and most distinguished award. The seminary will present its Delta Chi Medal to a layperson or clergy member whose life or vocation exemplifies service to Christ. Members of Lutheran Church–Canada or…

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