Category: Feature Stories
Shall we gather at the Gathering?
by James Morgan Church youth events are more than the stereotypical image (and for some of us, the memory) of awkward teenagers playing games or sitting in a circle of chairs haltingly singing along to a guitar player. On a larger scale, youth events include…
Back to the Catechism: Table of Duties
by Edward Kettner This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Table of Duties. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. The Christian life is a life lived in community. Each person has a number of “callings,” or…
The true cross and the Truth
by Stephen Chambers The death of Jesus lies at the heart of our faith. In 1 Corinthians, Paul draws on an early creed to remind his hearers that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures” and that “He was buried” (1 Cor 15:3-4)….
Back to the Catechism: The Daily Prayers
by Edward Kettner This article reflects on the section of Luther’s Small Catechism dealing with the Daily Prayers. Read the relevant portion online in contemporary English here. Over the past year we looked at the six chief parts of the Catechism and have seen how…
A Reformation unleashed
by John Stephenson The closing words of President Teuscher’s acceptance speech at last October’s synodical convention caught my attention at the time and have retained it since: “And may the Lord have mercy on our poor little Lutheran Church–Canada!” In the world of public relations,…
History of the Reformation: Lutheranism After Luther
by Mathew Block The publication of the Augsburg Confession in 1530 may have solidified the Lutheran tradition, but the troubles for the Reformation did not end there. War seemed inevitable. Emperor Charles V had already tried diplomatic means at Augsburg to force the Lutheran princes…
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