The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 4, 2022

Author dedicates book to Grace Lutheran Oshawa

OSHAWA, Ont. – Writer Daniel Bhata is publishing a book titled Rescued, about his experiences as a refugee with serious health concerns. In the dedication, he thanks his family – parents, wife Fanos, and children Ebenezer and Manna – and the congregation at Grace Lutheran…

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May 4, 2022

East Region church workers’ conference

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – After more than two and a half years’ hiatus because of COVID-19, lockdowns, and mandates, some of the pastors and deacons of the East Region were able to enjoy an in-person conference at Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls. Excellent…

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May 2, 2022

I believe in the Resurrection of the Body.

by Thomas M. Winger Like many in my generation, I spent a lot of time in childhood watching classic cartoons like Tom & Jerry and Bugs Bunny. Their violence was sanitised compared to today’s offerings, and when characters were flattened by a falling piano their…

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April 26, 2022

Ukraine update from SELCU pastor, aid fund update from LCC

  UKRAINE – The following update is provided by Rev. Sergey Bevz, pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s partner church the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) and was written on April 12, 2022: For the last six weeks the doors of Living Water Lutheran…

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April 25, 2022

The Paschal Pillar of Fire

by David Haberstock On Easter Eve, congregations introduce a new Paschal Candle. This is when the Church marks the beginning of the 2022nd Year of our Lord (Revelation 11:15).  About half the churches in Central Region have a Paschal candle. This was not always the…

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April 21, 2022

A Joyous Debt

by Robert Mohns Debt. Over the course of our lifetime, we can accumulate a lot of it. I am talking about our sin and the accumulation of the debt of guilt as a result of it. We have sinned against our God in thought, word,…

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