Category: Feature Stories
Deacons in the Church: Vibrant Servants of God
by Jennifer Frim Deacon. It’s a word that you might have heard from time to time, tossed around in various church contexts—maybe even in church contexts beyond our Lutheran one. What exactly does it mean and how is it used in our church? The term…
Theology for Everyday Life
by Susan Knowles Two teenagers got into an argument as they were doing dishes at the kitchen sink. Their three-year-old brother rushed into the room, wide-eyed at the way they were treating each other. Still, the teens didn’t notice him until he pleaded in dismay,…
Aladdin – Rubbing the remake lamp for big returns
by Ted Giese Aladdin is the story of a “diamond in the rough” thief and street urchin. Living in the fictional Arabian port city of Agrabah, Aladdin is in a struggle with Jafar, the Sultan’s Grand Vizier, for control of a magic lamp and its…
The Family Altar
by David Haberstock Do you have an altar in your house? At my first ever Circuit Counsellors’ meeting I discovered that Lutheran Church–Canada’s synodical bylaws require Circuit Counsellors to inquire about the “maintenance of the family altar.” Say what? Maybe you’re thinking, “I thought only…
In Review: Avengers: Endgame
A MARVEL of Modern Filmmaking by Ted Geise Picking up where Avengers: Infinity War left off, Avengers: Endgame begins with the aftermath following Thanos’ eradication of half of all life in the universe. The great vanishing has emotional impact and, while Thanos believed people would…
Creative Missions at Grail Quest Books
Students arrive at our seminaries from all sorts of backgrounds and careers. We are sometimes unaware of the vast array of skill sets that these students bring to church life, whether they pertain to competencies involving administration, business, computers, art, or something else. Sometimes seminarians…
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