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Alive and growing: The Church in Nicaragua
by James Morgan The decline in Christian observance and church attendance in North America is something that preoccupies and concerns us all greatly. Shrinking congregations composed of fewer young people are unfortunately common in Canada and the United States. However, we can take great comfort…
CLWR: Our treasured partner
by Robert Bugbee God’s people have agonized at times about what the Christian church’s mission is. What are we here for? What should we try to accomplish? Often the debates have focused on whether the Holy Christian Church should be spreading the Good News of…
CLWR’s Gifts from the Heart: Gift Ideas that Change Lives
CANADA – As stores begin to advertise for Christmas shopping, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is encouraging Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members to remember the less fortunate this holiday season. To that end, CLWR has released its annual Gifts from the Heart catalogue (included in the September/October…
Pastors and Deacons Conference comes to an end
CALGARY – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2013 Pastors and Deacons Conference ended Thursday, October 31 with a special Reformation Day service. LCC’s First Vice President Nolan Astley served as chaplain for the day, leading the service and giving the sermon. Previously, Second Vice President Tom Kruesel and Third…
Philip who? Melanchthon and the Reformation
by Mark Lack In their book, The Physiography of Southern Ontario, L.J. Chapman and D.F. Putnam recount the amusing story of a 19th century land-surveyor in Ontario. This surveyor was staking out county lines and dividing farm lots in an area that had very poor…
Plenary Speaker Dr. Schöne addresses Pastors and Deacons Conference
CALGARY – Tuesday saw Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) National Pastors and Deacons Conference in Calgary begin in earnest, following Monday’s opening worship service. “This conference is not intended to be legislative,” President Robert Bugbee noted in the conference program. “We are not here primarily for business. We…
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