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Why the Reformation still matters
by Peggy Pedersen On October 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral. If that hammer could have announced the seismic changes to come in Europe and the Christian Church, its echoes would have shook the world. Today, however, it…
BOD discusses Strategic Directions
WINNIPEG – The Board of Directors (BOD) of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met for three days of meetings October 18-20 in Winnipeg. A major portion of time was dedicated to re-evaluating LCC’s 2009 Strategic Plan. BOD members broke into small groups to discuss specific directions of…
Our beloved family… in Australia and around the world!
by Robert Bugbee It helps me to think of our synod as a family. It’s a long way from Dartmouth in the east to Port Alberni in the west, a long way from Kingsville in the south to places like LaRonge and the Peace River…
At peace with war: Lutheran chaplain’s book published
by Harold Ristau While a Lutheran chaplain with the Canadian Forces (CF), I kept a journal of my thoughts and experiences during my deployments to Afghanistan. I decided to publish the journal shortly thereafter. Not all entries could be published; some I deemed inappropriate—not only…
The state of Quebec Lutheranism
by James Morgan The political relationship between Quebec and the rest of Canada has often been a difficult one, with nationalist groups at various times asserting the province’s linguistic and cultural distinctiveness. The recent victory of the Parti Quebecois in the September provincial election will…
Provincial project presents the face of Lutheranism in Quebec
by David Somers MONTREAL, Quebec – L’Église évangéilque luthérienne de l’Ascension was selected by a government cultural heritage project to represent the Lutheran Church in an effort to increase public awareness of religious diversity in Quebec. In collaboration with Université Laval and the Ministère de…
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