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March 16, 2015

Chappie: Of Droids and Souls

by Ted Giese Building on the aesthetic and thematic groundwork of his previous feature films District 9 and Elysium, director Neill Blumkomp’s dystopian sci-fi action film Chappie wrestles again with what it means to be a human in a world that increasingly devalues life. Its…

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March 13, 2015

Your Best Friend

by Paul Zabel “Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Have you seen or heard one of those commercials currently being played both on television and on the radio in which the same…

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March 11, 2015

New French resources from LHM

ONLINE – Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM) – Canada has announced the publication of two new French titles in LHM’s popular booklet series: Les raisons de croire (“Reasons to Believe”) and Se libérer des chaînes de la culpabilité (“Unlocking the Prison of Guilt”). In addition to…

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March 10, 2015

Concordia University College of Alberta Suspends Church Work Programs

EDMONTON – In response to budgetary challenges and consistent low enrolments, Concordia University College of Alberta is moving to suspend its church work programs, including the Director of Parish Services, Lutheran Teacher, and Youth Ministry Certificate programs. Discussions are also taking place with Concordia Lutheran…

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March 4, 2015

The “Right Side of History”?

by Robert Bugbee You may have missed this, because I don’t think anyone has made it into a specific marketing slogan. In recent years, however, prominent voices keep commenting on big decisions being made in society—for example, when marriage was re-defined in Canada, or when…

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March 3, 2015

Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

by Ted Giese Ego front and centre Set against a Broadway adaptation of Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is the story of a fading Hollywood actor, Riggan Thomson, fighting to remain (or…

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