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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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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….