Category: Feature Stories

August 14, 2017

The Eternal Word in a Changing World

by Mathew Block Our world is in a constant state of change. Flash back ten years: cell-phones were used primarily for texting and making phone calls. Today they are as much computers as phones, used for browsing the web, playing games, listening to music, and…

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August 11, 2017

I Support Restructuring

by Robert Bugbee Discussions on restructuring at the Synod’s 11th Convention in October at Kitchener, Ontario will likely be intense. That’s all right. The issue is important. It deserves a strong dose of talking and listening. I hope you are praying that the Lord guides…

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August 7, 2017

Celebrate the Reformation in Style

Note: The deadline for orders for the Reformation T-shirt have been extended to September 13, 2017. CANADA – Celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in style and support LCC missions in the process with a new Reformation T-shirt. The T-shirt features Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC)…

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August 2, 2017

Back to the Catechism: The Lord’s Prayer

This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with The Lord’s Prayer. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. Teach Us to Pray by Edward G. Kettner The Lord’s Prayer is the third part of Luther’s Catechism. We have heard…

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July 31, 2017

Convention 2017: Workbook released, presidential nominees announced

  NOTE: An earlier version of the Workbook inadvertently left off two names from the Commission on Adjudication membership list as well as a chart from the LCCFM report. The story now links to a corrected version of the Workbook. Please note that the corrections…

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July 19, 2017

History of the Reformation: The Diet of Worms

by Mathew Block For Martin Luther, the road seemed destined to lead to martyrdom. He had been summoned to appear before the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Imperial Diet of Worms to answer allegations of heresy. And so he left for Worms on…

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