Category: Columns

March 5, 2020

Public Worship and the Coronavirus (COVID-19): A statement from LCC’s president

Public Worship and the Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Statement from the President of Lutheran Church–Canada The coronavirus (COVID-19) that is sweeping around the world has, at the time I write these words, resulted in the deaths of more than 3,000 people and infected more than 90,000…

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February 26, 2020

What Is…

by Marvin Bublitz We are heading into another Lenten season of the Church Year. Every time I hear Pilate ask Jesus, “What is truth?” the irony strikes me: here is Jesus, standing right in front of him. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the…

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February 24, 2020

You Are Now Entering the Mission Field

by Timothy Teuscher Some of our congregations have a sign over the exit door of their church with these words inscribed: “You Are Now Entering the Mission Field.” But what exactly does this mean? The Table of Duties—that often overlooked third section of the Small…

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February 12, 2020

Singing in a Strange Land

By Mathew Block About six centuries before the birth of Christ, Jerusalem was conquered by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. The subsequent destruction of the Kingdom of Judah saw the palace sacked, the temple plundered, and 10,000 people taken prisoner to Babylon, including the young king Jehoiachin….

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January 30, 2020

I love the season of Epiphany

by Robert Mohns “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen…

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January 21, 2020

Abrams’ End to the Star Wars Saga

Abrams’ End to the Star Wars Saga By Ted Giese As The Rise of Skywalker opens, General Leia Organa and her beleaguered Resistance are foiled, and find themselves attempting to stay alive to fight another day. The First Order grips the universe in a blanket…

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