Category: Feature Stories
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…
What does this mean? Dropping the “Son of God”
This is my Son… the Christ? Over the past few months, Wycliffe Bible Translators (the largest Bible translation organization in the world) and its partner SIL International have come under fire for producing Muslim-friendly translations of the Scriptures which replace references to the “Father,” “Son,”…
Lutheran Church–Canada marks Sanctity of Life Sunday
by James Morgan The Scriptures tell us that the lives of all people are sacred – whether those people are elderly, disabled, or still growing in their mothers’ wombs. Unfortunately, not everyone shares this belief in the sanctity of life. Abortion is legal in Canada,…
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