Category: Feature Stories

January 18, 2016

Nicaragua convention re-elects President, confirms ILC membership

CHINANDEGA, Nicaragua – The 5th Convention of the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterano Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) met in Chinandega January 9-10, 2016. Rev. Marvin Donaire was elected to his second 4-year term as President on the first ballot of the convention’s…

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January 15, 2016

Relationships in a galaxy far, far away — Star Wars: The Force Awakens

SPOILER ALERT: The following review includes significant spoilers about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. For a spoiler-free first look at the film, read this article instead. by Ted Giese By downplaying Luke Skywalker in the trailers of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director/writer J.J. Abrams…

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January 11, 2016

A Restructuring Roadmap: LCC seeks Structure for the Next Generation

CANADA – The Synodical Handbook expresses part of the mandate of the Commission on Constitutional Matters and Structure (CCMS): “In the area of structure, the Commission shall conduct a continuing review of the organizational structure of the Synod, including its districts and its circuits, and…

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January 4, 2016

Registration for 2016 National Youth Gathering open

CANADA – Registration is now open for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2016 National Youth Gathering (NYG), to be held July 8-12, 2016 in St. Catharines, Ontario. The 2016 NYG is only seven months away, and the planning committee has been hard at work preparing to welcome…

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December 23, 2015

Just in Time

by Peggy Pedersen “When the time had fully come, God sent His Son.” – Galatians 4:4 – One feature of non-Abrahamic religions is a cyclical view of time, but the Old Testament teaches that time is linear and progressive. Indeed, the very idea of progress…

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December 22, 2015

Honouring Your Father: Star Wars and the Fourth Commandment

by Ted Giese At this point, writing anything about Star Wars is like adding a drop of water into the ocean. Even so, as people welcome Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII), it’s worth taking a look at the previous films, particularly the original…

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