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Sure-fire predictions for 2011
by Peggy Pedersen Every year at this time people make predictions and resolutions. The predictions are always false prophecies and speculations, some based on trends or data, some not, but within all of them is fear of what the future holds. As Christians, we do…
Lutherans in Canada rallied behind Haitians in 2010
By Keven Drews ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – It would be an understatement to say 2010 was a bad year for Haiti. An earthquake in January, an outbreak of typhoid fever in April and a cholera epidemic in October and November devastated the small Caribbean nation,…
Christianity is for everyone or, ‘Ooey-gooey no more!’
by Thomas Prachar “Churches geared to women, author says.” That was the headline of the September 9 edition of The Globe and Mail that caught my attention. To be sure, this article wasn’t on the front page but was minding its own business in the…
Lecture series focuses on spirituality
EDMONTON — Six Lutheran and non-Lutheran scholars – even a Catholic father – will participate in a new lecture series on spirituality at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in early 2011. Conceived by CLS president Dr. Manfred Zeuch, the speakers will tackle everything from spirituality and…
Hot coffee warms Winnipeg commuters
About 35 morning commuters and neighbours took advantage of the hot coffee and cookies offered by LCC’s office staff in Winnipeg the week before Christmas. Most people were heading to catch the bus, others were from neighbourhood businesses. Going into the week, no one knew…
Christmas Eve Service webcast
For the second consecutive year, St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church in Stony Plain, Alberta will share its Christmas Eve service on line. The webcast begins at 6 p.m. MT (8 p.m. ET).