The Canadian Lutheran Posts

November 2, 2009

Incorporate Luther’s Small Catechism into your daily lives

REGINA — Individuals wanting to learn how to apply Luther’s Small Catechism to their daily lives can attend a series of lectures in Regina, Sask., November 13 and 14. Dr. Ed Kettner, a professor of systematic theology at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton, will kick…

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November 2, 2009

Pray for persecuted Christians November 8

WINNIPEG – Thousands of Canadian Christians will participate in the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Sunday, November 8. Just download a free kit – including a video and prayer materials at www.idop.ca. According to International Day of Prayer Canada (IDOP Canada), more…

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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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