All posts tagged Rev. David Haberstock
Rushing through Christmastide?
by David Haberstock The end of the year is upon us. Things are speeding up, aren’t they? They’re hastening on, pushing, pushing toward Christmas. But what is pushing us? Christ? His Church? Or is it the pressures of the world? The push to spend, spend,…
Saskatchewan church workers’ conference
REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Pastors’ and Deacons’ Conference was held October 18-20, 2021, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church and was attended by 23 active and retired workers. Some wonderful ladies of the congregation, headed up by Liz Hadi, provided excellent meals, coffee, and snacks…
Bethel Thunder Bay closes
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – After 124 years of the Lord’s blessings in Word and Sacrament, Bethel Lutheran Church in Thunder Bay held its final Divine Service and closing of the congregation on July 4, 2021. “It was a day filled with tears and bathed in…
Who catechizes you?
by David Haberstock You might say that to be catechized is to be taught, whereas to be discipled is to put teaching into practice. Both are important. Practice without reasons behind it is empty, but teaching without action can be equally empty. But you…
The Gospel of Feet
by David Haberstock Dirty, dusty feet. On Holy Thursday—the night on which He instituted His Supper—Christ our Lord washed His disciples’ dusty, dirty feet (John 13). We usually understand this as Him taking the role of the servant and setting an example for His…