Category: Columns
What is Your Holy Calling?
by Timothy Teuscher In the first section of the Small Catechism, which contains the familiar six chief parts of Christian doctrine, we read these words: “Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness from…
Miserable Sinners
by Marvin Bublitz One day as I sat in the church office an elderly lady came in. She said she had been a member of that congregation years before, and she reminisced for a while as she walked through the church. She spoke of who…
An Australian Invasion!
by David Haberstock Thanks be to God, Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Winnipeg finally has a pastor! Her last pastor accepted and moved to a new call in 2020, in the midst of the pandemic that shut the world down. Finally, after four long…
Grateful Whatever the Season
by Robert Mohns This summer has seen the continued outpouring of God’s grace upon His Church, especially upon the congregations and workers, both lay and rostered, of Lutheran Church–Canada. In the midst of worker shortages, the Lord has provided newly ordained pastors and sent vicars…
Christ is Mercy
by Mathew Block “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’” – Luke 18:13 So ends one of the most beautiful parables told by Jesus….
Does the Church Have a Future?
by Timothy Teuscher Most of us are aware of the statistics concerning the decline of Christianity in our nation over the past number of years—something we see also in many congregations of Lutheran Church–Canada. Which begs the question: Is there a future for the church?…
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