The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 22, 2021

New volume of LTR now available

  CANADA – The latest volume of Lutheran Theological Review has now been released. Volume 33 (2021) features a variety of different contributions, including the first publication of the final report on the International Lutheran Council’s informal dialogue with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian…

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December 22, 2021

Emmanuel—God is still with us!

by Joel V. Kuhl Oh, what joy it is to see a brightly wrapped gift under the Christmas tree with your name on it! It’s special. It’s yours! It’s not hard to see why children love to sneak a peek. They want to know what…

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December 21, 2021

Ministry wives gather online

WEST REGION – From September 24-25, 2021, eighteen pastors’ wives gathered online for a fall retreat, with four women from Alberta and fourteen from British Columbia attending. The group studied the fifth chapter of Matthew and talked about being salt and light in the world. Lynn…

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December 20, 2021

The French Dispatch: Colourful, Obsessive Show-and-Tell

by Ted Giese Set in the fictional French town of Ennui-sur-Blasé, Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch chronicles the publication of the last edition of “The French Dispatch,” a supplement in a fictional New Yorker-style magazine called the Evening Sun. The magazine is headquartered in Liberty,…

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December 20, 2021

Come, Lord Jesus, Be Our Guest

by Jane Jacob During the season of Advent, we turn our minds to Jesus, and focus on the first and second coming of Christ. We contemplate that He was born in Bethlehem thousands of years ago, and will eventually return to earth in glory. While…

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December 15, 2021

St. Luke’s marks 125th anniversary

EGANVILLE, Ont. – On October 31, 2021, St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated 125 years with a service led by vacancy pastor Rev. Paul Williams, joined by Lutheran Church–Canada President Timothy Teuscher. The congregation was first organized in the winter of 1896. Soon the room…

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