All posts tagged Bible

June 2, 2014

Most Canadian Christians never read the Bible

by Mathew Block CANADA – “The majority of Canadians, including those who identify themselves as Christians, read the Bible either seldom or never.” That’s one of the grim conclusions drawn by the Canadian Bible Engagement Study (CBES), a study conducted by Angus Reid Forum and…

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February 28, 2014

O Lord, teach us to pray

by Robert Bugbee “And it happened while (Jesus) was in a certain place praying, as He finished, one of His disciples said to Him, ‘O Lord, teach us to pray…’” (St. Luke 11:1). The guy did not ask Jesus to teach about praying, as if…

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June 3, 2013

An affirmation of marriage

DALLAS, Texas – In May, representatives of the Anglican Church in North America, Lutheran Church–Canada, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and the North American Lutheran Church held a summit on biblical marriage and sexuality. The results of that summit was the joint “Affirmation of Marriage” which…

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May 9, 2013

Anglicans and Lutherans hold summit on biblical marriage and sexuality

UPDATE: The joint “Affirmation on marriage,” signed by participants at the summit and by the heads of all four church bodies, click here. DALLAS, Texas – A landmark ecumenical summit took place May 3-5, 2013 at Church of the Holy Communion in, Dallas, Texas. The…

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February 15, 2013

ILC and African Lutherans commend Ethiopian church for biblical faithfulness

WORLD – The International Lutheran Council (ILC) and the African Lutheran Theological Conference have sent a joint letter of support to President Wakseyoum Idosa and the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). The EECMY recently severed ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)…

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February 13, 2013

Listen up!

by Mathew Block A boy is playing video games when his mother comes into the room. “Sean,” she says, “can you take out the garbage?” “In a minute,” he replies, eyes still on the screen. Ten minutes later his mother returns. Sean is still playing…

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