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FaithLife Lecture to address Opera and the Christian faith
EDMONTON – The Canadian Centre for Scholarship and the Christian Faith (CCSCF), with the sponsorship of FaithLife Financial, will hold its annual FaithLife Lecture at Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Tegler Centre. The lecture…
We believe, therefore we speak
by Mathew Block “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). This is the refrain, the key doctrine which echoes through the work…
“Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly”
by Leonardo Neitzel In October 2012, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations and individual members in Winnipeg and other areas are celebrating the first year finished of a two-year Bible reading plan. With the help of the Holy Spirit, and inspired by LCC’s 2011 national convention’s theme—“in…
By the renewing of your mind
by Mathew Block “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2). This was the advice St. Paul gave to the Christians in Rome nearly 2,000 years ago. It’s advice Christians today…
Shock and Awe
by Mark Dressler One of my favourite “post-Easter” depictions is a painting of the resurrected Christ and the disciple Thomas. It is a wonderful work of art called “The Incredulity of Saint Thomas” by the Italian artist Caravaggio. The painting portrays the Easter encounter of Jesus…
Archaeology and faith
by Stephen Chambers What does archaeology have to do with faith? That was the big question lurking below the surface in a special evening course Rev. Dr. Steve Chambers taught at Concordia Lutheran Seminary in October and November, 2011. The class was the latest instalment…
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