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Ruminations on Stewardship from Lent and Holy Week
by Timothy Teuscher In the Large Catechism we read the following concerning the First Commandment: “Many a person thinks that he has God and everything he needs when he has money and possessions, in which he trusts and boasts so arrogantly and securely that he…
New beginnings at New Beginnings
REGINA, Sask. – In the fall of 2024, New Beginnings Lutheran Church warmly welcomed 35 brothers and sisters in Christ, who came from near and far: Brazil, Uganda, Jamaica, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Mexico, and China! Some were transfers from other congregations, and others participated in…
The Sign of Jonah
by Joel D. Heck “But [Jesus] answered them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah” — Matthew 12:39 During my days as a university instructor in theology, I…
Holy Week Message from President Teuscher
Holy Week greetings to the pastors, deacons, and members of the congregations of our Synod. “Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when God raised Him from the tomb? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble” (LSB 456). So…
Morning and evening I will praise You
by David Haberstock Growing up in 1970s and ‘80s Saskatchewan, most everyone still had connections to the Church. Society still upheld basic Ten Commandments values. The Church was generally respected, and valued, if increasingly ignored in the day to day. For me, going to Divine…
A Lutheran Response to Christian Nationalism
by Thomas Korcok Recent actions by the American administration have captured the attention of many Canadians, with commentators describing them as the most dramatic shift in world order since the end of World War II. While many policy announcements appear purely political, some are inspired…