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Dr. Gimbel accepts call as Academic Dean and Professor at CLS
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton has announced that Rev. Dr. James Gimbel has accepted the call to serve as Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at the seminary. The Board of Regents extended the call to Dr. Gimbel during meetings on September…
CLS Interim President and CLTS prof installed as school year opens
CANADA – Early September saw the opening services for the new school year at Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries. The joint theme for the seminaries this year is Exodus 4:12—“Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall…
LCC President attends LCMS convention
USA – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) held its 68th synodical convention July 28– August 3 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during which time the church newly recognized or affirmed fellowship with five church bodies: the Evangelical Lutheran Church of South Sudan/Sudan (ELCSS/S); the Evangelical Lutheran Mission…
In Praise of Low-Tech Worship
by David Haberstock After the unpleasantness of 2020-2022, we are starting to feel almost back to normal. But what hasn’t left me is the banality of screens. Prior to the pandemic, I was already grappling with too much screen time and its impacts. But the…
Shoe-Fest in Cobourg a blessing to Ukrainian refugees
COBOURG, Ont. – St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Ukraine project began in 2022. Unused space in the building quickly filled up with donations of gently used clothing, furniture, and housewares. Through social media, the church welcomed the community’s newcomers from Ukraine by offering a free “shopping”…
In Review: The Deadly Five
By Ted Giese Set against the rugged backdrop of the Fraser River Gold Rush of 1858, Raymond Maher’s book The Deadly Five tells the story of an unlikely group of men who form a unique bond over two years of prospecting as they, along with…