Category: Headline

November 20, 2024

Joker: Folie à Deux: “A Clown with His Pants Falling Down”

by Ted Giese Imprisoned in Gotham’s dismal Arkham Asylum for the criminally insane, Arthur Fleck awaits trial for multiple counts of murder. There, in a music program in the minimum security wing, Fleck meets Harleen ‘Lee’ Quinzel. The disturbed Fleck and psychotic Quinzel fall into…

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November 19, 2024

70 years at St. John Lutheran Church in Frobisher

FROBISHER, Sask. – On June 23, St. John Lutheran Church celebrated 70 years in its current building. The congregation invited several of their previous pastors to attend, and were blessed to have Rev. David Ramsey’s wife, Dianne, and Rev. Bill Kronen attend. Rev. Greig Heidorn…

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November 12, 2024

The Office of Discouragement

by Scott Gamble and Michelle Heumann The pastor steps into the pulpit and notices the person who argued at the last few voters’ meeting that pastor wasn’t doing enough to support the church’s boards—even though the pastor was at church every night last week, missing…

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November 11, 2024

Rev. Krestick marks 50th ordination anniversary

WATERLOO, Ont. – A great celebration was held June 23 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, marking 50 years of Rev. Robert Krestick’s service in the Lord’s Church. Rev. Krestick’s ministry began with ordination at First Lutheran Church in Windsor, Ontario, where he had been baptized and…

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November 6, 2024

Founding CLTS professor enters into glory

ONTARIO – On October 13, 2024, Rev. Dr. Roger J. Humann, founding professor of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario, entered into glory. He was 88 years old. Dr. Humann was born on May 18, 1936, and was baptized on June 21,…

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November 6, 2024

What is Your Holy Calling?

by Timothy Teuscher In the first section of the Small Catechism, which contains the familiar six chief parts of Christian doctrine, we read these words: “Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness from…

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