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June 22, 2016

Confessing the mystery of God

by Paul Zabel Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am” (John 8:58). Almost everybody likes a good mystery, but few of us are comfortable with an unsolved mystery. We get itchy! We want to figure it out…

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June 20, 2016

Ashamed of the Gospel

by Mathew Block It’s easy to become discouraged these days as Christians living in Canada. The legalization of euthanasia, attempts to ban graduates of a certain Christian university from entering the legal profession, and ever increasing hostility to public expressions of faith are all evidence…

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June 17, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse—A Messy Tangle of Apocalypse and Fatherhood

by Ted Giese During the end credits of X-Men: Days of Future Past, Bryan Singer set the stage for X-Men: Apocalypse. Filmgoers who sat through the last frames of the film were introduced to the character of Apocalypse—a mutant standing on a sand dune in…

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June 16, 2016

LCMS reelects Matthew Harrison

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has announced that Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has been reelected as President. President Harrison was elected on the first ballot, receiving 56.96 percent of the votes cast. This is President Harrison’s third term, having first…

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June 15, 2016

Nicaraguan Lutherans call for prayer, support following earthquake

NICARAGUA – Late on June 9, a major earthquake struck Nicaragua near the community of Chinandega, damaging multiple buildings and homes. The Lutheran Church—Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana—Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN) has been hit particularly hard by the quake. “Our communities were severely affected…

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June 14, 2016

Conference on Atheism draws crowds

EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith’s (CCSCF) 2016 conference on Atheism and the Christian Faith saw a record number of participants take part. There were 95 registrants total, beating the previous record by 30, who attended this year’s event, including…

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