Category: Feature Stories
Standing Firm and Reaching Out
by Ian Adnams and Mathew Block Five years ago, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2008 synodical convention voted to celebrate LCC’s 25th Anniversary with a national outreach-oriented event, to be held in conjunction with that year’s triennial National Youth Gathering (NYG). In the intervening years, LCC’s auxiliary,…
LCC twenty-five years later: Is the fire still going?
In the July 1988 issue of The Canadian Lutheran—the first issue to appear after Lutheran Church–Canada’s founding convention—Rev. Dr. Ed Lehman wrote an article entitled “Feed the Fire.” Now, twenty-five years later, we’ve asked Dr. Lehman to re-read his original article and provide a response…
Feed the fire
This article by Rev. Dr. Ed Lehman appeared in the July 1988 issue of The Canadian Lutheran, the first issue of the magazine to appear following Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) founding convention. Now, twenty-five years later, we’ve asked Dr. Lehman to re-read his original article and…
Job and the Monsters: A review of Pacific Rim
by Ted Giese Pacific Rim is not a dumb action film. It’s visually sophisticated, complex and—if you like epic sci-fi—it could be the best fun you’ll have in theatre this summer. There’s more to this film than watching giant robots battle giant monsters. As it…
The God of our fathers
by Mathew Block Moses stood before the burning bush. A Voice had just spoken to him from the flames. “Moses!” it had called. “Moses!” And he had answered: “Here I am.” “Do not come any closer,” the Voice said. “Take off your sandals for the…
Ukrainian seminarians celebrate graduation
UKRAINE – On July 21, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Odessa) held its graduation ceremony. Six students graduated from their three-year education program. They will now begin their two years vicarage in Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) congregations under the supervision of Ukrainian pastors….
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