The Canadian Lutheran Posts
Rushing through Christmastide?
by David Haberstock The end of the year is upon us. Things are speeding up, aren’t they? They’re hastening on, pushing, pushing toward Christmas. But what is pushing us? Christ? His Church? Or is it the pressures of the world? The push to spend, spend,…
The Christmas Exchange
by Timothy Teuscher Friends, co-workers, classmates exchanging gifts at Christmas parties and at various get-togethers over the holidays. Family members gathered around a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve or early Christmas morning to exchange gifts. Stores crowded with people on Boxing Day exchanging those…
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…
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…
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…
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,…