Category: Regional Pastors
From the West Regional Pastor: I Have a Confession to Make
By: Rev. Robert Mohns I have a confession to make. I have a weight problem. The weight problem I am thinking about started about this time last year. I was concerned about what I should take and the maximum amount of weight I could carry on…
From the West Regional Pastor: Trees Endure for Generations
By: Rev. Robert Mohns Trees endure for generations. They present a powerful contrast with human mortality. “There is hope for a tree,” says the book of Job. “If it is cut down it will sprout again; Its tender shoots will not cease. If its roots are…
From the Central Regional Pastor: Is All This Worth It?
By: Rev. David Haberstock Is all this worth it? A lot of energy, man-hours, passion, and sweat has been poured into this new Synod structure thing. And yet here we are a few months into not only the new structure but now the new “Regional…
From the East Regional Pastor: Amid time of change rely on Jesus being there among us
By: Rev. Marvin Bublitz Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, the Lord be with you. “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32) In late 2018 we began a new Church Year with the First Sunday…
From the President, Central District – Auf wiedersehen
By: Thomas Prachar After roughly 135 of these columns for The Canadian Lutheran, it’s time to say, “auf wiedersehen.” Rather than translating the German as “good-bye,” I prefer, “until we see each other again.” As a new Church Year begins with the season of Advent,…
From the President, East District – Roundabouts
By: Paul Zabel “But they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts, and went backward and not forward.” (Jeremiah 7:24) One of the curious experiences I encounter as I travel the…