All posts tagged Mathew Block

August 14, 2026

Together in the Storm

by Mathew Block In June and July, the area of Manitoba where I live suffered two serious instances of flooding. The first storm centered on the town of Minitonas about twenty minutes away, causing serious damage there, though floodwaters hit homes on the edge of…

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June 5, 2026

Without Ceasing

by Mathew Block “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). This command—part of St. Paul’s parting words in his first epistle to the church in Thessalonica—is one that I confess I do not always keep very well. You don’t need me to tell you just how…

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December 4, 2025

All the Company of Heaven

by Mathew Block The king of Syria wanted Elisha dead. The prophet had foiled his plans against the king of Israel several times, so the Syrian king instead set his sights on Elisha. Learning the prophet was in Dothan, the Syrians sent “horses and chariots…

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December 3, 2025

Latest issue of Lutheran Theological Review

CANADA – The 2025 volume of Lutheran Theological Review (LTR) has now been released, and is available to read for free online. Inside this volume, you’ll find: Articles The Augsburg Confession as a Catholic Statement of Faith: Ecumenical Efforts by Catholics and Lutherans since the…

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August 13, 2025

Your Church Family and You

by Mathew Block There’s no feeling like going home. Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to get together with my parents a little more often than I normally do. And no matter how long or short it’s been since last I saw…

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July 8, 2025

Is LCC now the largest Lutheran church body in Canada?

by Mathew Block  As religious attendance in Canada continues to decrease, we may have reached a point where Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is now the largest Lutheran church body in Canada—if, that is, a reported massive drop in membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada…

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