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The Star: Surprising family fare from Hollywood
by Ted Giese The Star (2017) is a lighthearted kind animated family film from Affirm Films, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures. Set during the nine months leading up to the birth of Christ, The Star tells the story of a young donkey and a little…
2017 Convention Proceedings now available
CANADA – The Proceedings from Lutheran Church–Canada’s eleventh synodical convention have now been published. The convention took place October 13-16, 2017 in Kitchener, Ontario. “The official Proceedings… are provided as the official record of the decisions, elections, and activities of the Convention,” notes Rev. Paul…
2017 Advent Devotions Now Available to Download in English, French, Spanish, and Chinese
ONLINE – Lutheran Hour Ministries has released its 2017 series of Advent Devotions, entitled Love Came Down. The series is available to freely download in English, French, Spanish, and Chinese. “In Love Came Down we see how the Heavenly Father spared nothing—not even His own…
Back to the Catechism: Confession
This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. The Word of Absolution by Edward G. Kettner Usually when Lutherans think about “confession” they think of the general…
Final Things
by Mathew Block With this issue of the magazine, I say farewell. For a little more than six years now I’ve served as editor of The Canadian Lutheran and communications manager for Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). The past year and a half of that have actually…
Refugee sponsorship demonstrates Christian charity
WINNIPEG – It began with a presentation from Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) on October 24, 2015—a heartbreaking presentation that included a film about a day in a Syrian refugee camp, and a talk by two Syrian refugees now living in Winnipeg. Six members of…
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