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The missionary Luther
by Glenn Schaeffer “A current joke has to do with a new Martin Luther doll,” writes John Warwick Montgomery almost 40 years ago. “You wind it up and it just ‘stands there!” Montgomery asks, “Did Luther just stand there—at Wittenberg, at Leipzig, at Worms, at…
Concordia Lutheran Seminary offers $16,000 in entrance scholarships
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary has announced the school will award four one-time entrance scholarships totaling $16,000 for first-year students beginning pastoral studies. “Do you know of someone who is planning to study at Concordia Lutheran Seminary to prepare to become a pastor?” a release…
Do Lutherans read the Bible?
ONLINE – The Discipleship Task Force Committee of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) asks LCC members to take its survey on Bible reading. The purpose of the survey is to paint a broad picture of individual and group Bible study in LCC congregations, identify obstacles to daily…
Martin Luther: Sinner/Saint
by Mathew Block Occasionally when sharing my faith with others, I will be met with the reply: “You’re a Lutheran? But don’t you know the terrible things that Martin Luther did?” More often than not, these people are referring to Luther’s treatise On the Jews…
Canadian Lutheran World Relief board elects executive committee
WINNIPEG – The board of Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) elected a new executive committee at their biannual meeting held September 28-30, 2012. Mr. Marcus Busch was elected president of the board, and is now serving his second term on CLWR’s board of directors. He…
Stand Firm! And see the salvation of the Lord
WINNIPEG – The Stand Firm National Youth Gathering committee has been hard at work to create a time for teenagers across Canada to come together and see the salvation of the Lord (Exodus 14:13-14). In a recent meeting, the committee was able to delve deeper…
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