All posts tagged Rev. David Haberstock

April 24, 2023

Catechism as pattern of the universe

by David Haberstock God our Father created the universe by speaking it into existence, and by doing so He established meaning and order in all things. We live in the aftermath of the modern era, in which society’s understanding of the world is rooted in…

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February 15, 2023

Demographics is destiny?

by David Haberstock Many of you grew up in or lived through the Baby Boom—all those babies born post-war between 1946 and 1964. In 1964, the birth rate plummeted (about nine months after Kennedy’s assassination, though it had been declining before that). Culture began talking…

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January 10, 2023

Back to Basics

by David Haberstock Is your church as full as it was about two years ago?  Recently I heard on CBC that Canada’s movie theatres and concert venues were averaging about 40 percent of their pre-pandemic attendance. This statistic is good to know, because if your…

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November 1, 2022

Water and the Word

by David Haberstock This summer I was honoured to serve as the chaplain for the 2022 National Youth Gathering under the theme “In Not Of,” based on Philippians 3:20: “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus…

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August 30, 2022

A Temporary Tribulation

by David Haberstock And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: “The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say…

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June 13, 2022

LCC reelects Regional Pastors

EDMONTON – Elections for Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Regional Pastors took place during synod’s convention on the afternoon of June 11, with synod’s currently Regional Pastors each elected to another term without opposition. As a result of the election, Rev. David Haberstock continues to serve as…

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