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Three Days of Snow: One Christmas in Scotland
by Sylvia Das “I suppose you like this weather,” said one of the ladies at our small Scottish church, shaking the snow off her kerchief. “Yes,” I laughed. “It’s always nice to have snow on Christmas Eve.” As Canadians living on the outskirts of Glasgow,…
Christmas and the Church Triumphant: The Value of Christmas Memorial Trees
by Leonardo Neitzel The Christmas memorial tree is a tradition that has not been widely adopted in our churches. As the word suggests, a Christmas memorial tree provides an opportunity to recognize and remember loved ones who have passed on to glory. Most congregations which…
A letter from LCC’s partner church in Nicaragua
NICARAGUA – We received the following letter from Rev. Hector Morales, pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s partner church, the Lutheran Church Synod of Nicaragua (Iglesia Luterana–Sínodo de Nicaragua – ILSN): Although we have a very orderly liturgy, which we follow with devotion in the Nicaraguan…
Shalom Oromo Lutheran Church joins LCC, convention news available in Afaan-Oromo
CANADA – The 12th Regular Convention of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) was an exciting milestone in LCC’s relationship with an Afaan-Oromo speaking mission congregation in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the Convention’s first session of business, Shalom Oromo Lutheran Church was unanimously received into membership. Rev. Asefa Aredo,…
Rich or Poor
by M.L. Smith Several years ago, Harvard University invited Mother Theresa to fly to America to give a commencement address. The invitation stated that they desired “the most famous person in one of the world’s poorest nations, to address the world’s richest nation.” Mother Theresa…
Nothing New this New Year
by Marvin Bublitz Well, it has happened once again. With the flip of a page, the calendar went from 2021 to 2022. And so we ask that good Lutheran question: “What does this mean?” Each of us will have a different answer. For some, 2022…