Category: National News

April 12, 2011

New Lutheran Hour Speaker premieres Easter Sunday

Pastor Greg Seltz will go on the air Easter Sunday with his first sermon as Speaker for The Lutheran Hour® radio program. His Resurrection Day message will echo that of the Speakers who have gone before him over the broadcast for more than 80 years:…

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April 10, 2011

Organization for visually impaired faces shortages

by Katherina Dueck Blind and visually impaired Christians around the world receive access to the Bible and Christian books thanks to Lutheran Braille Workers-Canada, a volunteer organization that produces Braille books and provides those books on request, free of charge. Currently, LBW-C finds itself short…

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April 8, 2011

Similarities and differences for Canada’s Lutheran conventions

Canada’s largest Lutheran denominations are currently preparing for their upcoming national conventions. Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011 Convention takes place from June 3 to 6 in Hamilton, Ontario. The theme verse from Scripture is “In your light, we see light” (Psalm 36:9). The Evangelical Lutheran Church in…

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March 29, 2011

Convention overtures reflect grassroots concerns

by James Morgan Christian ethics and morals, seminary education, and the preservation and development of Lutheran identity are the hot topics found in overtures to Lutheran Church–Canada’s triennial convention scheduled for June 3 to 6 in Hamilton, Ontario. Congregations, circuits, boards, and commissions submitted overtures, published…

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March 26, 2011

Candidates identified for convention elections

The 2011 Lutheran Church–Canada Convention Workbook, published online Friday, March 25, outlines the nominees for elected positions for which convention delegates will cast ballots. More than 100 congregations sent in nominations for President of Synod, meeting the January 31, 2011 deadline. After counting the ballots,…

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