Category: Regional Pastors

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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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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December 21, 2023

Christ in the Manger

by Robert Mohns “And she gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” – Luke 2:7 In my inaugural year of serving a two-point parish…

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November 2, 2023

Why Liturgy?

by David Haberstock Why do Lutherans do liturgy? To answer the question, we first have to define what we mean by the word “liturgy.” It’s usually used by Lutherans in two ways: first, to mean the way in which Lutherans worship (with an orderly set…

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October 26, 2023

Hope Without Wavering

by Robert Mohns I recently visited Grace Lutheran Church in Port Alberni on the occasion of their 75th anniversary. I should have been out there in June, but fires prevented the celebration from taking place at that time. The congregation chose Hebrews 10:23 for their…

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