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June 28, 2023

CTCR Statement on Bioethics Resources

Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) Statement June 22, 2023 – At the 2022 LCC Synod Convention the following resolution was adopted: “To Request The PMC To Provide Relevant Materials Pertaining To The Intersection Between Biomedical Ethics, Technology And Theology” (Resolution 22.2.04b). The PMC…

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June 27, 2023

Is Suicide Ever the Answer?

by Harold Ristau Suicide used to be one of the worst imaginable ends to one’s life. As military chaplains, despite all doctrinal difference, this was something that we could all agree upon: Christians do everything within their power to stop a suicide. I have personally…

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June 26, 2023

Missouri North: The History of Lutheran Church–Canada now available on Amazon

CANADA – Missouri North: The History of Lutheran Church–Canada, initially unveiled at LCC’s 2022 Synod Convention, is now available for purchase through Amazon. At the convention, President Emeritus Edwin Lehman, LCC’s first president following LCC’s move to autonomy, explained to convention delegates the origin of…

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June 23, 2023

How long, O Lord?

by Marvin Bublitz A little while ago I had the joy to install the new Assistant Pastor at Holy Cross, Kitchener. As I sat in the chancel, I looked out at full pews. The saints were sitting shoulder to shoulder. It was a great sight after…

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June 21, 2023

Sharing Jesus on the Streets of Canada’s Murder Capital

by Daniel w. Barr Street Reach Ministries (SRM) is a ministry that operates in the murder capital of Canada: Thunder Bay, Ontario. More specifically, the organization is headquartered at 516 Victoria Avenue East (its original location closed in October 2020). After wholesales changes in geography,…

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June 20, 2023

Rev. Roggow installed in Kitchener

KITCHENER, Ont. – “Can we nominate someone?” In the process of calling a new Associate Pastor after the retirement of Rev. Roland Syens in 2020, youth from Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Kitchener approached Dcn. Lenora Simpson with a suggested name: Rev. Paul Roggow, a…

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