Category: Regional News
Jennifer Jade Kerr nominated for 38th Annual Covenant Awards
EDMONTON – Jennifer Jade Kerr has been nominated for the 38th Annual Covenant Awards—her fourth nomination since 2012. Kerr, a member of Lutheran Church–Canada, has been nominated for Collaboration of the Year along with Mike R. Schuster for their song “Nobody Loves Me Like You.”…
Luther 2017: In the Beginning was the Word / Au commencement était la parole
MONTREAL – The Canadian Bible Society of Montreal in collaboration with Lutheran Church–Canada presents a series of Reformation themed events. Throughout the year, talks will include: February 16, 2017 – David Somers: Luther and Biblical Translation May 18, 2017 – Jonathan Widell: Education June 15,…
500 Years of Reformation – Conference in Edmonton
EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith is encouraging people to sign up soon for their sixth annual conference—“500 Years of Reformation.” The conference will take place March 24-25 at Concordia University of Edmonton. Rev. Dr. Robert Kolb, one of the…
Banishing the Humbugs
by Thomas Prachar In Charles Dickens’ short story, “A Christmas Carol,” the words of Ebenezer Scrooge are as true today as when Dickens first put them in his mouth: “I live in a world of fools…. Merry Christmas after Merry Christmas…. What is Christmas time…
Not Embarrassing but Amazing
by Glenn E. Schaeffer When I was pastor at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Barrie, Ontario, the children and youth, with the assistance of some adults, presented a Christmas pageant entitled, “This is So Embarrassing!” The pageant starts with a youth complaining about…
Light in the Darkness
by Paul Zabel I was born and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. During my “formative years” my family attended and were members of Holy Cross Lutheran Church located at Grand River and Whitcomb on what is known as the West side of Detroit. I and…