Category: Feature Stories
Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada winds down operations
CANADA – After 40 years of providing free Christian reading material for the visually impaired, Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada (LBW-C) is ceasing operations. The ministry in Canada first began at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Elmira, Ontario in 1974 in conjunction with the US-based Lutheran Braille…
A table for the Lord’s house
by Leonardo Neitzel It’s remarkable how the Lord provides His people with good gifts and works through the seemingly small actions of his servants. Members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Winnipeg saw this clearly in December, when a table was dedicated for use in the…
Death gives way to life
by Mathew Block When I first moved to Winnipeg from Regina a few years ago, I couldn’t help but notice little differences between the two communities. I learned quickly, for instance, that Winnipeg was about three times larger than Regina; it took me much longer…
Come to Him Who Answers Prayer: 2014 theme builds on previous convention
CANADA – The logo and theme for Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2014 national convention have been announced. The convention, which will take place June 6-9 at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, will have as its theme: “Come to Him Who Answers Prayer” (Psalm 65:2). President…
Time travel and Woody Grant: Reviewing Nebraska
by Ted Giese Nebraska tells the story of Woody Grant, an elderly man, who upon receiving a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize notice in the mail has it in his head that he’s won the prize and needs to go to Lincoln to collect his…
New resolution? New creation!
by Jonathan F. Grothe Having long since marked the sidereal cycle, human beings around the world celebrate the start of a “new year,” albeit not at the same time. Jewish communities and the Chinese, to give just two examples, reckon the new year differently from…
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