Category: General
New report details the spread of Christianity worldwide
by Mathew Block A December 19 report from the Forum on Religion and Public Life (Pew Research Center) details the spread of Christianity as a global faith. While the percentage of Christians in Europe continues to decline, the number of adherents in Africa, the Asia-Pacific…
Edmonton seminary announces interim leadership
After the morning chapel service, Tuesday, November 1, faculty, staff and students at Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton heard the news: “The CLS Board of Regents has appointed Dr. Edwin Lehman, LCC president emeritus, to serve as acting president.” This appointment will last until…
Luther graphic novel is a winner despite shortcomings
by Andrew Craig Edutainment is a word we’ve come to know around my house as my wife and I try to be discerning parents, limiting our child’s TV viewing so she gets something out of what she watches. Hence, she watches things like Sesame Street, Dora…
New board members installed
WINNIPEG– After meeting for two days, new members of Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2011-14 Board of Directors attended Saint James Lutheran Church, Sunday, October 23 for their official installation. Their terms of office began September 1. Guest preacher, LCC’s president, Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee based his sermon…
A Lutheran perspective on the Pope’s visit to Germany
A Lutheran perspective on the Pope’s visit to Germany[1] Pope Benedict XVI visited Germany September 22-25, 2011. Bishop Hans-Jőrg Voigt of the SELK, Lutheran Church–Canada’s partner church in Germany, took part in the ecumenical service of the Word held inErfurtwith the head of the Roman…
Darkness and light remembered in Berlin
For many a 50-year commemoration is cause for celebration. In Germany, however, Saturday, August 13 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall by the communist East German government. Remembering the event, the Selbständige Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche (SELK), Lutheran Church–Canada’s partner church, will…