The Canadian Lutheran Posts

December 28, 2015

The Force Awakens: Worth the Wait

Editor’s note: Rev. Ted Giese has since written a more in-depth (including spoilers) review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens here. by Ted Giese Write something spoiler-free about Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Challenging, it is. But here we go! Set 30 years after the…

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December 25, 2015

Fear Not!

by Paul Zabel And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ…

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December 23, 2015

LCC President issues call to prayer for Oromos

WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada President Robert Bugbee has asked pastors and churches across the Synod to pray for the Oromo people during this Christmas festival season. “Many of you may never have heard of this particular people group,” President Bugbee noted, “but they account for…

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December 23, 2015

2015 Mission Newsletter now available

ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is pleased to announce the release of its 2015 Mission Newsletter, highlighting this year’s mission work around the world. “Our Synod’s current triennial theme is is taken from Psalm 62:5: ‘Come To Him Who Answers Prayer,’” notes Rev. Dr. Leonardo…

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December 23, 2015

Just in Time

by Peggy Pedersen “When the time had fully come, God sent His Son.” – Galatians 4:4 – One feature of non-Abrahamic religions is a cyclical view of time, but the Old Testament teaches that time is linear and progressive. Indeed, the very idea of progress…

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December 22, 2015

Honouring Your Father: Star Wars and the Fourth Commandment

by Ted Giese At this point, writing anything about Star Wars is like adding a drop of water into the ocean. Even so, as people welcome Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII), it’s worth taking a look at the previous films, particularly the original…

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