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December 18, 2023

Christmas Peace in a Land of War: Reflections from Ukraine

by Oleksiy Navrotskyy Since the ancient world, humanity has measured time by counting days from major events. The birthday of the emperor or the day of his enthronement, the day of a volcanic eruption, or the year of a plague could all serve as the…

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December 14, 2023

Advent Blues

by Michelle Heumann with Scott Gamble Advent anticipates the fulfillment of long-awaited promises, which, surely as the sun will rise, surely as Christmas follows Advent, will come to pass. The promised child has been born, the long-awaited Saviour has come, but we enter into a…

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December 13, 2023

NW Ontario Circuit retreat

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – From September 11-13, seven pastors from the northwest Ontario Circuit (five active and two retired) gathered at Aurora Lutheran Bible Camp, just outside of Thunder Bay, for a time of reflection and renewal in God’s Word. They studied St. Paul’s first…

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December 12, 2023

A break-in, arson, and God’s mercy

EDMONTON – The middle of June 2023 saw the people of Riverbend Lutheran eagerly anticipating the return of their pastor from service as a military chaplain in Latvia. That welcome was marred by a break-in and fire.  Fortunately, neighbours saw flames and called the fire…

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December 11, 2023

New poem for parents whose children have wandered from faith

ONLINE – Rev. Kurt Reinhardt, a poet and pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada, has released a new poem which addresses the heartache facing parents whose children have wandered away from the faith. In the poem, “For Our Lost Children, Lord, We Pray,” Rev. Reinhardt encourages parents…

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December 7, 2023

Comfort and Joy?

by Mathew Block December can be a confusing time, as far as church seasons go. We begin the month in the season of Advent—looking forward to the coming of Christ—and yet we can’t seem to help but anticipate the next season on the church calendar:…

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