Category: Feature Stories

July 2, 2024

Doctor Luke: Evangelist & Physician

by James Kellerman We learn from Colossians 4:14 that Luke was a physician. But did that fact have any bearing on the way that he wrote his Gospel? We could answer that question by simply searching for words in Luke or Acts that might have…

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June 14, 2024

Crossing the Finish Line in Faith: The Challenge of Euthanasia in Canada Today

by Ken Maher The runner staggers and stumbles. Every breath is a lancing fire down his side. He can barely lift his feet high enough to slide them forward. But the finish line is in sight, finally. It’s the end of the gruelling marathon, if…

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May 6, 2024

A Closer Study of the Lord’s Prayer: Part One

NOTE: This is the first in a series of study articles on the Lord’s Prayer. Before reading, you may wish to see Rev. Dr. John Kreutzwieser’s introduction to the series here. by John Kreutzwieser Our Father who art in heaven / Hallowed be Thy name…

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April 22, 2024

Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice!

Celebrating the Birth of Lutheran Hymnals   by Thomas M. Winger The genius of Lutheranism is our clear teaching of justification by grace through faith in Christ alone. But the joy of Lutheranism is our hymns! This year, as part of the 500th anniversary of…

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April 15, 2024

The Power of Prayer

by Johann Gerhard It is a mark of great favour on the part of God that He desires the godly to approach Him in prayer in a spirit of familiar friendship. He gives us the desire to pray, and likewise makes our prayers effective. Great…

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April 9, 2024

Looking at the Lord’s Prayer Another Way

by John Kreutzwieser “Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ And Jesus said to them, ‘When you pray, say:…” (Luke 11:1-2) It was…

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