The Canadian Lutheran Posts

February 22, 2021

Seminaries Sunday 2021

CANADA – Resources for “Seminaries Sunday 2021” have now been released. Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is served by two seminaries: Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario. LCC encourages all its congregations to mark “Seminaries Sunday” one…

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February 22, 2021

ATS reaffirmation of accreditation visit at Concordia Lutheran Seminary

EDMONTON – The ATS reaffirmation of accreditation visit at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS), a follow up to the comprehensive self study report submitted in December, was completed virtually between February 8-11, 2021. Although the four-member Visit Team noted a few significant issues that must be…

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February 22, 2021

Dust You Are

by Robert Mohns Years ago, I read a remarkable manuscript in which the author imagined stories tied to a particular piece of land. I read that story, set not far from the North Saskatchewan River in the Edmonton area, on a late spring day, sitting…

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February 19, 2021

BC Mission Boat Society Sharing God’s Love from a Distance

by Rhonda Kelman It is amazing to see how God continues to work in unexpected ways as we have had to think outside the box to be able to continue ministry and support to the communities we serve. So much of the ministry of BC…

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February 18, 2021

Rev. Daniel Barr marks ten years in the ministry

ATIKOKAN, Ont. – Rev. Dan Barr was born in Ogallala, Nebraska, on December 29, 1962, the youngest of three boys. His family immigrated to Holden, Alberta in 1967, and settled in Barrhead the following year, where he graduated from high school in 1980. He pursued…

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February 18, 2021

70 Vs. 40

by David Haberstock Some of you still remember the 1960s or ‘70s. Maybe you even remember the old one-year series of Bible readings (Lectionary) we used back in those days. Maybe your congregation still uses it. I mention it because about 70 days before Easter—three…

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