Category: Columns
Lutheran: more than a survey answer
If Statistics Canada asks you to fill in the 2011 National Household Survey, at some point you will answer a question about your religion. For some it’s easy because they practice their religion regularly by attending church, synagogue, mosque or other places of worship. For…
The power of little words
by David Bode Have you ever noticed how important little words are? Take, for example, the difference between the words a and the. We call one the “indefinite article.” When we talk about a picture, we could be referring to any one of hundreds of…
Words of life in a dying world
by Don Schiemann As a pastor, I have often been called to the hospital when a church member is close to death. There are a number of Bible passages I read to the dying to comfort and strengthen them in their last hours—in some cases,…
An Easter greeting from President Robert Bugbee
The Resurrection of Our Lord April 24, 2011 Dear people of God: I want you all to know how grateful I am to be a member of Synod’s family. The joy being preached and sung in your church today, wherever you are, brings me gladness,…
Easter promise – Easter joy
by Thomas Kruesel The assignment for this article couldn’t have come at a worse time. And the ASAP deadline didn’t help. “At least,” I told myself, “I have a clear deadline!” The request arrived early in Lent, at the start of a week that included two…
Commemorate Good Friday then Earth Day
by Ian Adnams By some strange coincidence, this year Good Friday, the day Christians remember the death of Jesus Christ for the salvation of humanity, is also Earth Day, the day environmentally-minded people encourage us to focus on ways to preserve God’s creation. The lead-up…
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