Category: Feature Stories
Concrete recommendations released for the restructuring of Lutheran Church–Canada
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS) has announced the completion of the third stage in the restructuring process of LCC—the development of concrete recommendations for the restructuring of Synod. The results are detailed at length in a newly released…
Blind Men Seeking the Light
A blind friend once shared with me the story of what it was like to go blind. She suffered from macular degeneration—a condition where you lose the ability to see in the centre of your visual field. Consequently, my friend kept some peripheral vision, but…
Living H2O: Lutheran Youth Gather in St. Catharines
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – From July 8-12, 2016 Lutheran youth from across the country converged on the campus of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2016 National Youth Gathering (NYG). In total, more than 140 youth gathered for the event, the…
LCC, LCMS and NALC Leaders Release Joint Statement on Scripture
As an important step forward in the ongoing consultation between representatives of the Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), and the North American Lutheran Church (NALC), the participants who represented the three church bodies are releasing their joint statement on Holy Scripture, “God’s…
Why I am Not an Atheist
by Bill Anderson I always wanted to be an atheist. I didn’t grow up in a Christian home. I grew up in a working class Scottish home with many benefits and much happiness! No philosophy was more drilled into me than this: Be your own…
Popcorn-Film Faith and Independence Day: Resurgence
by Ted Giese When Independence Day was released twenty years ago it was clear that it was not a very serious movie. Neither is this year’s Independence Day: Resurgence. These are popcorn-summer-blockbuster films. As was the case for the first film, the producers have released…