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August 19, 2025

Rev. Kraemer accepts call to serve as CLS President

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) has announced that Rev. Jonathan Kraemer has accepted the call to serve as the seminary’s president. “It is with joy that I am announcing to you my decision to accept that call,” Rev. Kraemer wrote in a letter to staff…

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August 19, 2025

LCC President Teuscher and West Regional Pastor Mohns will not stand for reelection in 2026

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) President Timothy Teuscher and West Regional Pastor Robert Mohns have announced that they will not be letting their names stand for reelection at the 2026 Synod Convention. Both were first elected in 2017 and subsequently acclaimed without opposition to second…

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August 17, 2025

The Vocation of Christian Fatherhood

by Alex Klages “Our Father, by whose name all fatherhood is known,” begins a hymn in our hymnal (LSB 863:1). In these words, we have set before us the basic concept of Christian fatherhood. The vocation of fatherhood stems from God our Heavenly Father and…

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August 13, 2025

Pan de Vida: Nourishing Bodies and Souls in Nicaragua

by M.L. Smith Pan de Vida: Nourishing Bodies and Souls in Nicaragua In the heart of Nicaragua, a country where economic challenges weigh heavily on many families, hope shines brightly through the Pan de Vida (Bread of Life) Feeding Program. Supported by Lutheran Church–Canada and…

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August 13, 2025

Dates set for seminary opening services

CANADA – The opening services for the new academic year at Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries have now been set. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) will hold its opening service on September 2 at 4 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Edmonton, AB), during which time Rev….

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August 13, 2025

Your Church Family and You

by Mathew Block There’s no feeling like going home. Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to get together with my parents a little more often than I normally do. And no matter how long or short it’s been since last I saw…

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