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January 5, 2021

Outdoor services at historic church in Torrington

  TORRINGTON, Alta. – On a quiet peaceful acreage, just a few miles southeast of Torrington, stands an old country church surrounded by a grove of tall evergreens. Zion Lutheran was formed in 1906 and moved to several spots until it found its dwelling place…

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January 4, 2021

New issue of Lutheran Theological Review

ONLINE – The latest issue of Lutheran Theological Review (LTR) was released in December 2020. Volume 32 of LTR begins with a short study on “Pandemics, Patience, and the Church” by Thomas J. Korcok. Articles in this issue include David W.T. Brattston on “‘Love Your…

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January 4, 2021

Installation of Rev. Peter Gatluak

HAMILTON, Ont. – On September 20, 2020, Rev. Peter Gatluak was installed as associate pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Hamilton. While already having served at that location for some time, first with Rev. Jim Schnarr (2008-2012) and now with Rev. Mark Koehler, the installation…

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January 4, 2021

The Canadian Lutheran’s Most Popular Articles of 2020

  ONLINE – As we transition into 2021, The Canadian Lutheran is looking back at some of the most popular articles published online over the past year. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most well-read articles online were those dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A letter from Lutheran…

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December 30, 2020

A Newborn Child Can Change The World

  by Marvin Bublitz Ask anyone who has had a baby and you will learn about all the sorts of questions strangers ask. The Lord blessed my wife and me with four children, and I remember strangers in the grocery store asking my wife when…

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December 28, 2020

Prancing Ponies Before the King — A Christmas Day Meditation

  by David Haberstock “Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King.” – LSB 397 It is accomplished. It was planned from the foundation of the earth (Ephesians 1:3-4). So why do nations still fret (Psalm 2:1)? Why do they…

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