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Mending the Net: The Reformation and Ecumenism
by John R. Stephenson When Jesus called them into His service, James and John were sitting in the family fishing boat with their father Zebedee, “mending their nets” (Matthew 4:21). After the Resurrection, seven of the apostles had the frustrating experience of spending a whole…
Reformation 2017: Praying for Christian Unity
WORLD – Christians around the world are recognizing the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which takes this year from January 18-25. The call for Christian unity takes on renewed significance in 2017, as this year marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Lutherans…
Anglican Church of Canada votes to allow same-sex marriage
CANADA – The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC) has voted to allow clergy to officiate over same-sex marriages, breaking with the Christian Church’s historic understanding of marriage down through the centuries and exacerbating tensions in a church body long polarized over the issue of human…
Confessional Lutherans and Anglicans Draw Closer Together
by Mathew Block Participants in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) ongoing ecumenical dialogue have released an interim report on their work so far. Entitled “On Closer Acquaintance,” the document is the culmination of six…
Videos, mp3s posted online from Militant Secularism conference
ONLINE – If you missed the Militant Secularism conference at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) a few weeks ago, you can catch up online by watching videos or downloading mp3s of the major presentations. The symposium preceded regular meetings between the…
Anglican-Lutheran dialogue continues on Canadian soil
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Dialogue participants from the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), and Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) met for their latest semi-annual round of discussions at Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in Ontario on Friday, October 17. It was the…