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Popular Articles of 2022 from The Canadian Lutheran
ONLINE – As we transition into 2023, The Canadian Lutheran is looking back at some of the popular feature articles frequented on our website over the past year. Interestingly, some articles that were popular in 2022 were actually pulled from our archives. One of the…
Not what I expected
by Marvin Bublitz How often have you found yourself saying, “That’s not what I expected”? We have our own ideas on how things should be or how they should play out. Those expectations can be seen in every aspect of our life. Not getting what…
The joy of Bible class
WINDSOR, Ont. – Rev. Robert Bugbee and members of First Lutheran Church rejoice over the strong response to adult Bible classes in the fall of 2022, offered weekly between the two Sunday services in the church auditorium. “During the lockdown we went months without being…
Back to Basics
by David Haberstock Is your church as full as it was about two years ago? Recently I heard on CBC that Canada’s movie theatres and concert venues were averaging about 40 percent of their pre-pandemic attendance. This statistic is good to know, because if your…
Celebrating Christmas in War-Torn Ukraine
UKRAINE – The local Odessa congregation of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches of Ukraine (SELCU) welcomed many visitors to worship in its chapel for Christmas. The festival day brought many people to “Christmas markets” in this southern Ukrainian metropolis on the Black Sea, and…
Camp Lutherland is 90 years young!
QU’APPELLE, Sask. – Camp Lutherland, northwest of Fort Qu’Appelle, is an oasis of beauty in the Qu’Appelle Valley along Pasqua Lake, in the heart of Treaty 4 Territory. It is acres of green grass, rolling hills and a calm lakeshore that was purchased 90 years…