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November 14, 2022

He hears my voice: Happiness, Mental Illness, & the Promises of God

by Alex Steinke Studies tell us that a third of Canadians will face mental illness throughout their lifetimes. I am no exception. Though, statistically-speaking, I’m not alone in this kind of suffering, I still blush to admit that I have struggled with depression, anxiety, and…

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November 10, 2022

In Review: Through the Valley

by Mathew Block Rev. Kurt Reinhardt’s latest book of poetry, Through the Valley, brings a word of comfort to those facing sorrow and suffering, as well as those accompanying others travelling through the valley of the shadow of death. As with his earlier collections of…

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November 9, 2022

CLMS President Paddles for Missions

EDMONTON – At the recent LCC Synod Convention in Edmonton the president of Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS), Rev. Mark Lobitz, jumped on board and began paddling! This was at the amazing mission event on Sunday evening.   Boats and fishing are common images in…

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November 8, 2022

Epiphany Thunder Bay moves to new building

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Epiphany Lutheran Church was established and built in the 1960s. The average attendance has never been much above 80 people per Sunday, and like most churches built in that era, it was a non-energy-efficient building. Designed by a Missouri Synod architect…

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November 7, 2022

We Value Unity

by Timothy Teuscher “We value unity in doctrine, proclamation, and practice, as expressed in Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.” That is the third value statement identified by a vast majority of pastors, deacons, and lay people from across our synod as part of the Strategic…

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November 7, 2022

The Image of God and Gender Dysphoria

by James Keller “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in Our image, after Our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over…

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