Category: Columns

March 6, 2013

LCC on the road: Travels in the Holy Land

by Mathew Block ISRAEL – I write this post from Tiberias, a city beside the Sea of Galilee. I am currently traveling in Israel with the Canadian Church Press on a week-long tour of the Holy Land. The event, which is sponsored by the Israel Government…

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March 6, 2013

How are you communicating?

by Robert Bugbee The world around us has changed. Take communication, for example. I heard recently of some young people living near each other, who could easily visit in person, but hardly ever do so. Instead, they “talk” and “listen” through endless texting and social…

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March 4, 2013

Lutherans among Canadian Church Press tour of Holy Land

ISRAEL – Members of The Canadian Church Press (CCP) arrived in Israel March 4 for a week-long tour of the Holy Land, and a strong contingent of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members was among them. Mathew Block (editor of The Canadian Lutheran magazine), Ian Adnams (Vice President of…

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February 27, 2013

The Ladder and the Bridge

by Peggy Pedersen Most of us remember that old hymn “We are climbing Jacob’s Ladder,” but we forget that Jacob did not actually climb that ladder. Instead, the Son of God descended on it to bless Jacob. All religions except Christianity are trying to build…

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February 13, 2013

Listen up!

by Mathew Block A boy is playing video games when his mother comes into the room. “Sean,” she says, “can you take out the garbage?” “In a minute,” he replies, eyes still on the screen. Ten minutes later his mother returns. Sean is still playing…

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December 20, 2012

A stone along the way, an angel in the sky

  by Robert Bugbee The spot is in open country. It’s near Stotternheim, a village close to the city of Erfurt in former East Germany. A stone marks the place. A few trees surround it, and a sign tells the story to tourists. It’s where…

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