The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 15, 2022

LCC urges prayer for Canada

CANADA – On February 14, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Acts in response to ongoing protests in Ottawa and other places throughout the country. The text of the act provides the government with extraordinary powers to deal with emergency situations, while respecting the Canadian Charter of…

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February 15, 2022

To the Ends of the Earth

by Mathew Block “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). So begins the very first verse of Scripture. This mighty God who needs nothing Himself nevertheless chooses to create a world with which He may share His love—to create a…

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January 28, 2022

LCC Urges Prayer for Ukraine

UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is urging prayer for Ukraine given recent tensions in the region. “Military tension is high here—almost sensed in the air—like never before,” noted Rev. Oleksiy Navrotskyy, Missionary-at-Large for LCC and the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU). “Many…

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January 27, 2022

Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE) Membership Change

CANADA – With grateful appreciation for their service, the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE) of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has accepted the resignation of Rev. Robert Morley (Secretary) and Rev. Lorne Reddemann (Chair) from the commission. Current CNE members, Rod Johnson and Rev. Keith Hoveland,…

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January 25, 2022

Rebuilding in Ukraine 

DNEPRO, Ukraine – Rev. Sergey Bevz, pastor of Living Water Lutheran Church, a member congregation of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU), has reported that the rebuilding of the church progressed to the point of being ready for this winter.   A few years ago, the roof of the sanctuary…

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January 18, 2022

Ghostbusters: Calling the Reit Number!

by Rev. Ted Giese A down-on-her-luck single mother, Callie, moves her young nerdy science-obsessed daughter Phoebe and mechanically-inclined teenaged son Trevor to her estranged father’s farmhouse to settle his affairs after his sudden death. The dilapidated farmhouse holds secrets to a mystery slowly uncovered by…

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