Category: Columns
Preaching Christ and Him Crucified
by Mathew Block “For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.”…
The Australian Invasion, Part Deux
by David Haberstock Last fall I wrote about Redeemer in Winnipeg receiving a pastor from Australia, the Rev. Shaun Manning. On July 8, another church in Central Region, Christ in Thunder Bay, Ontario, received a classmate of his, Rev. Peter Noble. Rev. Noble, like Rev….
Luther on Church Worker Recruitment and Support
by Timothy Teuscher One of the Strategic Initiatives of our synod is the recruitment, education, and support of church workers. This is nothing new—as Jesus Himself says: “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest…
Your Church Family and You
by Mathew Block There’s no feeling like going home. Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to get together with my parents a little more often than I normally do. And no matter how long or short it’s been since last I saw…
Heaven’s Side of the Tapestry
by Marvin Bublitz Lately, I’ve been admiring a lovely tapestry I was given some years ago. Tapestries are wonderful things, woven together into an intricate beautiful scene. Each time you look at it, you see a different aspect than before. Some people lay tapestries on…