Category: Feature Stories
Their Stolen Children Have Been Found: A hymn by Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, hymn writer and pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario, recently shared his reflections on the discovery of 215 Indigenous children buried beside the former Residential School in Kamloops, BC. “The song came…
A Statement on the Legacy of the Residential School System
by Timothy Teuscher A few weeks ago, the devastating and heartbreaking news spread across Canada and throughout the world of the discovery of the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. What was revealed in…
A Victory for Church Autonomy
by Jeffrey A.L. Kriwetz If someone disagrees with a church body’s decision about something relating to the church’s doctrines and internal rules, can that person sue the church and seek relief from the court? In a ruling released on May 21, 2021, the Supreme Court…
A Time For Renewal
by Terry Defoe & Brian Wonnick “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or…
Just hoping is no hope at all
by William Mundt “Hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” – Hebrews 10:23 We say it a lot—seriously, all of us do, and more often than we should. Two words, five letters, many meanings: “I…
Always Lent But Never Easter
by Adam Chandler In the much beloved tale spun by C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the world of Narnia was in a state where it was always winter but never Christmas. Without Aslan the Lion present, the desolation of cold…
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