Category: Presidential Perspectives

December 23, 2024

Then With Shepherds Let Us Go

by Timothy Teuscher In the familiar account of the nativity of our Lord from St. Luke’s Gospel, we come across a number of individuals. First and foremost, of course, is the “Babe lying in a manger” (Luke 2:7), our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Then…

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November 6, 2024

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…

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October 21, 2024

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…

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September 4, 2024

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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June 24, 2024

Like a Water Tower

by Marvin Bublitz I wrote my column for this issue just after attending Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary’s Vicars Dinner, which was sponsored by the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League – Canada (LWMLC). It brought back memories from years ago when I attended as a student preparing…

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June 18, 2024

Your Life is Sacred

by Robert Mohns It is springtime out west, and signs of new life are beginning to appear. This is despite very trying times: drought conditions on the prairies and a hard, untimely frost have done their best to prevent new life from appearing.  And it’s…

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