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April 10, 2023

Why are you weeping?

by Robert Mohns A man holds his two sons closely. Before them is the grave and the casket-enshrined body of his beautiful bride. The wintery winds blow clumps of snow down upon the grieving family, and it seems to the man as though legions of…

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April 5, 2023

One Story

by Mathew Block Early in the history of the church a heresy arose called Marcionism. Marcion (for whom this error is named) believed that Jesus was the revelation of a more merciful God than the one we see in the Old Testament. He didn’t deny…

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March 29, 2023

LCC calls to prayer for church workers

CANADA – In a recent article, the President’s Ministry Council (PMC) and the boards of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s two seminaries recognized challenges facing our synod and the seminaries who serve her. In addition to other identified commitments, the PMC, in its task of guiding formation…

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March 23, 2023

LCC contributors to Festschrift honouring former ILC Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt

INTERNATIONAL – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) has announced that its former Chairman, Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche – SELK), was honoured with a Festschrift to mark his 60th birthday. The Festschrift was presented to Bishop Voigt in…

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March 21, 2023

Outgoing members of the Board of Directors

CANADA – In recognition of the service of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) board members whose service on the Board of Directors ended at the 2022 convention, each member’s congregation was contacted and asked to present them with a gift of appreciation from the congregations and members…

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March 14, 2023

Longest-serving teacher in CLTS history honoured at retirement

St. Catharines, Ont. – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson retired from Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) at the end of December 2022. Dr. Stephenson has served the seminary as a productive scholar, writer, and teaching theologian for 33 years, having joined the faculty as a young…

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