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Peace when there is no peace
by Mathew Block “They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace…” Jeremiah 6:14, 8:11 These words, uttered by God in the leadup to the destruction of Jerusalem and the beginning of the Babylonian Captivity, are spoken…
When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down: New Reinhardt Hymn!
ONTARIO – When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down is a new hymn written by Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario. The lyrics to the new hymn will be featured on the back…
Lutheran Church–Canada’s Free Stock Photo Catalogue is here!
ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s Stock Photo Catalogue is finally here, and available for free to churches, schools, and non-profits! It is our hope that this tool will make it easier for members and related organizations to manage their communications, through both print and digital…
Riverbend marks DPS’s 15th anniversary
EDMONTON – On July 11, 2021, the congregation had the honour of celebrating Kathy Cornish’s fifteenth anniversary as Director of Parish Services at Riverbend Lutheran Church. During the morning worship service, Rev. Sye Van Maanen gave a special blessing in honour of the occasion….
Faith Lutheran Did Not Sleep
by Jane Ford KITCHENER, Ont. – Lives were greatly interrupted over the past eighteen months, togetherness was reduced, and within our church family, we longed to meet. The Lord had not forgotten our needs and those of others. He reassured and nudged us onwards. Our…
The Suicide Squad: Caught Between Heroic and Psychotic
by Ted Giese In what can be considered a true sequel to David Ayer’s 2006 film Suicide Squad, James Gunn’s 2021 The Suicide Squad clearly benefited from less studio interference. Hamstrung and muddled, Ayer’s film never quite achieved what the director desired to put on…