Category: Feature Stories

October 2, 2019

The Value of the Kingdom of Heaven

by Brad Schollenberg The Kingdom of Heaven is priceless! Jesus says in Matthew 13 that it’s like treasure hidden in a field, so valuable that you buy the whole field—or like a fine pearl where you sell everything you own to buy it. Of course,…

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September 29, 2019

Maker of All Things… Invisible

by John Stephenson As usual, St. Paul goes straight to the heart of the Faith with his fondness for the word group that includes the noun “abundance”(e.g., Romans 5:17; 2 Corinthians 8:2; 10:15) and the verb “to abound” (e.g., 2 Corinthians 1:5; 8:2; Ephesians 1:8). …

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September 19, 2019

Guinness World Records 2020 features LCC pastor

CANADA – The 2020 edition of Guinness World Records is out now, and one of those featured prominently is Lutheran Church–Canada’s own Rev. Dr. Kevin Fast. Dr. Fast was one of the record-holders present during a Canadian launch of the book in Toronto on September…

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September 9, 2019

400 Years of Lutheran Worship in North America: Rasmus Jensen’s Story

by Mathew Block On September 7, 1619, a ship from Denmark captained by Jens Munk arrived in Hudson Bay, landing in the area that would later be known as Churchill, Manitoba. A companion ship arrived two days later on September 9. They had been seeking…

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September 3, 2019

LBTC: Progress for Cameroon’s “Bible House”

CAMEROON – The Bible House construction project has been the big news in Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada (LBTC) circles for the past few years. And the excitement continues to mount as the building nears completion. Bill and Freda Klassen spent three months in Cameroon—November…

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August 19, 2019

Worthless?

by Glenn Worcester My parents divorced when I was fifteen. After that, I lived with my mom while my brother stayed with my dad. Growing up, my brother was the “bad kid” (he got kicked out of high school in grade eleven for drugs), so…

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