Category: Regional Pastors
When reality does not live up to expectations
by Marvin Bublitz Have you ever been excited about something? I mean, really excited? You go over it in your mind. You plan just how things will go. You have it all laid out. Maybe it is the first day of school. Or maybe you’re…
Christmastide Reformation
by David Haberstock In Luther’s day, the Western Church conducted the liturgy in Latin, even though few in Europe had spoken Latin for almost 900 years (the Roman Empire had fallen 1,100 years earlier, and Latin morphed into the Romance languages). As a result, the…
God’s Goodness and the End of the Year
by Robert Mohns God is good always! As the church year draws to a close, we are given the opportunity to reflect deeply on the grace, mercy, and love that God has made known to us throughout the past year. The Psalmist, alongside other writers…
Living as One Body
by Marvin Bublitz Times are changing in the life of many congregations. It seems like only yesterday that our pews were full and we had more than enough people to serve in offices. A vacancy was only for a short time, as the number of…
The Australian Invasion, Part Deux
by David Haberstock Last fall I wrote about Redeemer in Winnipeg receiving a pastor from Australia, the Rev. Shaun Manning. On July 8, another church in Central Region, Christ in Thunder Bay, Ontario, received a classmate of his, Rev. Peter Noble. Rev. Noble, like Rev….