Category: President’s Ponderings
From the president – Give thanks to the Lord!
By: Glenn Schaeffer Martin Luther’s favourite psalm was Psalm 118, of which he wrote, “This is my own beloved psalm… I fell in love with this psalm especially… Would to God all the world would claim this psalm for its own, as I do!” High…
From the President – The importance of being a child of God
By: Paul Zabel “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Now that the new school year has begun and children are once again attending classes, notices are appearing, it…
Ponderings from the president – “O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come”
By: Thomas Prachar The title for this post comes from LSB 733 v.1, and is the theme for our last Central District Convention in Winnipeg. By the time you read this article, the convention will have passed into the history books. Beginning in 1922 as…
Letter to LCC Congregational Pastors on Restructuring Matters
31 August 2018 TO: Pastors, Deacons and Congregations of Lutheran Church—Canada FROM: Rev. Timothy Teuscher, President, Lutheran Church—Canada RE: Restructuring Matters Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In our daily devotions over the past few months here at the synod office, we have been reading…
From the President, East District – God is our Helper!
By: Paul Zabel “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5). How often in our lives do we leave untapped the great reservoirs God has provided for us? We think we can find the resources…
From the President, Central District – The more things change…
By: Thomas Prachar As I approach retirement at the end of this calendar year, I’ve thought back to some of the first columns I wrote for The Canadian Lutheran. Ian Adnams (editor at that time) suggested that the three new district presidents write about what…