Category: Feature Stories

October 29, 2014

Woman of Faith—Katie Luther: Reformer’s Wife

by Peggy Pedersen “I will cling to Christ as a burr clings to a coat!” With these words, Katie Luther gave up her breath to the Lord. On January 29, 1499, she had been born to an aristocratic family of diminished means and given the…

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October 23, 2014

Anglican-Lutheran dialogue continues on Canadian soil

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Dialogue participants from the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met for their latest semi-annual round of discussions at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in Ontario on Friday, October 17. It was the…

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October 21, 2014

Called to Serve

by Iris Barta As God’s people, God chooses to work through us in the world and in the Church. His Word says: “Now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his…

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October 15, 2014

A Church Anniversary and an Island of Graves

by James Morgan A liturgy containing prayers and music in German, French, and English, and a great deal of history figured prominently at a special service on September 28 to celebrate the 135th anniversary of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bowman, Quebec, located north of…

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October 8, 2014

The Bride of Christ

by Mathew Block “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,” she said to him again and again. He in turn laid bare the depths of his own love for her: “You have captivated my heart, you have captivated my heart with one glance.”…

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October 3, 2014

Catholic-Lutheran dialogue in Canada continues

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) continues its national dialogue with Roman Catholics in Canada, meeting most recently September 30 at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario). During the meeting, participants continued their examination of From Conflict to Communion, a document jointly published by the…

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