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December 20, 2024

New shoes for school

DRUMHELLER, Alta. – For ten years, Grace Lutheran Church has been involved in helping kids go back to school. A decade ago they tried a new idea called “new shoes for school” where the church offered a new pair of running shoes to any child…

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December 19, 2024

New issue of Lutheran Theological Review

CANADA – The 2024 volume of Lutheran Theological Review (LTR) has now been released, and is available to read for free online. “This new volume of LTR has coalesced around historical themes,” Rev. Dr. Thomas Winger notes in a foreword. “This did not happen by…

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December 18, 2024

Do You Have a “Cookie God”?

by Marvin Bublitz It’s that time of year when many homes are filled with the aromas of the season. I remember being a child when both our house and Grandma Schmidt’s house were filled with the wonderful aroma of baking. Mom would usually include us…

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December 16, 2024

New professor for Edmonton seminary

EDMONTON – Rev. Michael Kuhn has accepted the call to serve as Professor of Theology at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton. “Please join us in prayers of thanks and in welcoming Rev. Michael Kuhn and his family,” CLS said in an announcement. “We look…

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December 16, 2024

Funeral for LCC President Emeritus Lehman to be livestreamed

ONLINE – A funeral service for Rev. Dr. Edwin Lehman, first synodical president of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), will take place at Concordia Lutheran Church in Edmonton on December 20 at 11:00 a.m. (MST). For those unable to attend in person, the service will be livestreamed…

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December 13, 2024

CLTS professor emeritus called to glory

Surrey, B.C. – On November 24, 2024, Rev. Dr. John R. Wilch—professor emeritus at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario—was called to glory. He was 90 years old. Dr. Wilch was born on May 19, 1934, in Columbus, Ohio, to Rev. Andrew…

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