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My First Exorcism: LCC chaplain’s new book tackles demons
CANADA – Rev. Dr. (Maj.) Harold Ristau has published a new book entitled My First Exorcism: What the Devil Taught a Lutheran Pastor about Counter-Cultural Spirituality. While written primarily for clergy, the book will also be of interest to laypeople. In it, Dr. Ristau discusses…
Seeking albs, altar furnishings for Ukraine Seminary
UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is seeking donations of paraments and altar materials for use in Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Odessa, Ukraine. The seminary currently has need of albs that are no longer used but are in good condition. These items would be used as…
An Update on Fort McMurray
FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta – Reports indicate that it will be several weeks before residents of Fort McMurray are allowed to return to the city, following devastating wildfires in the area. In the meantime, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) members are encouraged to continue naming the people of…
The Martyrs: Esch and Voes
by Mathew Block On July 1, 1523, two Augustinian monks were burned at the stake in Brussels. Their crime? They were Lutheran. A year earlier, in 1522, Johann Esch and Heinrich Voes and the other monks at the Monastery in Antwerp had declared their adherence…
CLTS issues call for Old Testament professor
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary in St. Catharines, Ontario has extended a solemn call to Rev. Paul M.C. Elliott to serve as Professor of Theology with a specialisation in Old Testament. Rev. Elliott was interviewed on April 2, 2016 by the seminary…
Montreal begins commemorations of 500th anniversary of the Reformation
The Quiet Garden Lord, thy call we answer. Take us in thy care. Train us in thy garden, In thy work to share. MONTREAL, Quebec – At the front corner of l’Eglise luthérienne de l’Ascension is the Prayer Garden—an ongoing project, begun in 2015 in view of the…
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