Category: Feature Stories
The Story Continues
by Peggy Pedersen When we look at the Bible we see a story. It has heroes and sinners. It has births and battles. It depicts moments of triumph and despair. A man, Abram, is called out of Ur and becomes a family; and that family,…
Old, obsolete or worn out? – Terminator Genisys
by Ted Giese All the Terminator franchise films share basic elements. They are all sci-fi movies involving time travel. They all have good guys and bad guys who want to stop an event in time from happening. They are all movies about a robot apocalypse…
Women of LCC plan for the future, LWMLC President Barta reelected
WATERLOO, Ontario – Mission, service and fellowship are the elements Lutheran women consider key in an organization. How do you keep and increase those elements while making major revisions to how you are organized with the intent to free up resources, time and finances to…
Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of His Saints
by Rod Buck The pie was obviously from Safeway: it still had the sticker on it, yet Carl insisted straight faced (eyes twinkling) that he baked it especially for my visit. It became a running joke between us. Truth was, there was a lot of…
Lutherans call for prayer amidst devastating forest fires
SASKATCHEWAN – The largest evacuation in Saskatchewan’s history has Lutherans calling for prayer in Northern Saskatchewan. The area is facing a particularly devastating forest fire season, with 54 communities under a full or partial evacuation at this time; more than 13,000 people are currently displaced,…
Jurassic World: The key to happiness, control, and avoiding dinosaurs who want to eat you
by Ted Giese Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be; in fact with Jurassic World it may just be better! But does nostalgia make for a great film? Essentially sidestepping The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World is presented…