Category: Feature Stories
Praying for Outreach Eyes
by Robert Bugbee “I have many people in this city” (Acts 18:10). Jesus came in a vision one night and said it to His servant, St. Paul. He knew this man needed to see something his eyes were missing. Paul was in Corinth as a…
LCMS President testifies on infringement of religious rights
by Mathew Block President Matthew Harrison of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) appeared at a congressional hearing February 16, arguing that government is infringing upon religious liberty with its new Health and Human Services mandate. In addition to President Harrison, the panel also included Roman…
A little more Gospel
by Mathew Block If there’s one thing that history makes clear, it’s this: there is no era in which the Church can simply sit back and conclude: yes, that’s it. We’ve expanded all we need to on the Christian faith. Everyone is in agreement. Nothing…
The Christian and Abortion
by Richard Juritsch Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, is working to introduce a private member’s bill to reopen public debate on abortion. Linda Gibbons, who has served eight cumulative years in prison for the crime of peacefully protesting near abortion clinics is…
Canadian Lutherans thank God for the Queen
“We wish you to know that we acknowledge your reign as an undeserved gift from God Himself, and count it a joy to name you in our public prayers on many occasions in our parishes across the country.” So writes President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran…
Archaeology and faith
by Stephen Chambers What does archaeology have to do with faith? That was the big question lurking below the surface in a special evening course Rev. Dr. Steve Chambers taught at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in October and November, 2011. The class was the latest instalment…