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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Chaplains’ counsel critical to the Army chain of command
NOTE: The following article comes courtesy of the Canadian Armed Forces. Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) clergy play an important role in our military’s chaplaincy, both in regular and reserve forces. In late 2014, LCC helped sponsor an exhibit in Toronto commemorating the role chaplains play in…