The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 8, 2020

Looking ahead… What’s New at CLS?

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) eagerly anticipates the arrival of their new professor, Rev. Dr. Sam Thompson, whose travel from India has been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Thompson has a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology, and has served as Missionary…

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December 7, 2020

It’s Good To Be In A Rut!

  by Robert Mohns What’s the difference between a rut and a ditch? About six feet. This was the advice given to young drivers such as myself who lived in the Red River gumbo of southern Manitoba. The temptation for novice drivers when driving the…

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December 4, 2020

Deaf Ministry Pioneer called to rest

Rev. Dr. Robert (Bob) Bauer, a well-known advocate for the Deaf, passed away peacefully into the arms of His Lord on September 3, 2020 at the age of 90. Dr. Bauer was born on January 27, 1930 just outside of Stony Plain, Alberta. A farm…

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December 3, 2020

Newborn Hope

by Mathew Block You are out walking in a place you do not know well. The sun has set. A chill wind begins to blow. You want to go home, but do not know the way. You are at the mercy of the night. Of…

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December 2, 2020

LCC Responds to Current Issues

  ONLINE – A letter was sent out to Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations on December 2, 2020 from Synod President Timothy Teuscher highlighting a new theological document released by LCC’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) addressing contemporary issues. The letter is as follows:…

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November 21, 2020

Hurricane Iota impacts Nicaragua  

NICARAGUA – I am pleased to inform you that the hand of God was protecting our beloved Nicaragua. The hurricane hit the Caribbean Coast fairly hard, and part of the regions of Jinotega, Matagalpa, and Rivas were impacted by minor flooding. Some hills collapsed and caused landslides, which caused the death…

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