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Comforted by Christ’s Descent Into Hell
by Timothy Teuscher Week after week and year after year we confess in the Divine Service these words from the second article of the Apostles’ Creed: “He descended into hell.” But what do those familiar words mean? What comfort do we find in this…
Always Lent But Never Easter
by Adam Chandler In the much beloved tale spun by C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the world of Narnia was in a state where it was always winter but never Christmas. Without Aslan the Lion present, the desolation of cold…
Vulnerable groups at risk as Canada expands physician assisted suicide
CANADA – The move by Canada’s federal government to extend legal physician assisted suicide and euthanasia has been met with widespread concern that the most vulnerable in our society are being placed at risk. On March 17, 2021, Bill C-7 received royal assent, following a…
Long-term church administrator retires
SOUTHLAND CIRCUIT, Sask. – Recently, Roberta Freitag retired as church secretary of St. John and St. Peter Lutheran Parish, after serving for 37 years. During that time she has served alongside six pastors: Rev. Greg Heidorn, Rev. Keith Reisdorf, Rev. Neil Otke, Rev. Bill…
Resurrection Lutheran moves upward
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – In 1970, Resurrection Lutheran Church in St. Catharines secured a mortgage from the East District Church Extension Fund to build an uncommon church facility nestled at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment, featuring 1970s architecture and ascending levels toward the sanctuary….
Martin Luther’s Candy Farm
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – It has been difficult to find creative ideas for children’s ministry during the pandemic, so on October 30, 2020, St. Paul’s Lutheran hosted an outdoor event called “Martin Luther’s Candy Farm,” where children got to have fun collecting treats and hearing about…
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