Category: General

June 18, 2024

Your Life is Sacred

by Robert Mohns It is springtime out west, and signs of new life are beginning to appear. This is despite very trying times: drought conditions on the prairies and a hard, untimely frost have done their best to prevent new life from appearing.  And it’s…

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June 17, 2024

CLS seeks nominations for president

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton is issuing a call for nominations for the role of President. The seminary regents are responsible for the fulfillment of the seminary mission of “forming servants for Jesus’ sake.” In February 2023, CLS worked with Concordia Lutheran…

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June 14, 2024

Crossing the Finish Line in Faith: The Challenge of Euthanasia in Canada Today

by Ken Maher The runner staggers and stumbles. Every breath is a lancing fire down his side. He can barely lift his feet high enough to slide them forward. But the finish line is in sight, finally. It’s the end of the gruelling marathon, if…

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June 13, 2024

CLS professor receives honorary doctorate

ST. PAUL, Minnesota – Rev. Dr. James Gimbel, Academic Dean of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton), has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Concordia University, St. Paul (CSP). “This degree is awarded to individuals who have been active in philanthropy, community service, and…

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June 12, 2024

On the Office of the Holy Ministry

by Timothy Teuscher In our Lutheran Confessions we read these words: “No one should publicly teach in the Church, or administer the Sacraments, without a rightly ordered call” (AC XIV). We’re talking here, of course, about the holy ministry or the pastoral office which our…

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June 11, 2024

Speakers for 2025 National Youth Gathering announced

CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2025 National Youth Gathering (NYG) committee is excited to announce the co-main speakers for the gathering will be Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee and Jennifer Kerr (MAMFT, CAMFT-A), who have both been involved in previous NYGs in different roles. The returning…

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