All posts tagged stand firm 2022

September 6, 2022

The Open Door

by Robert Mohns Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept My Word and have not denied My name. | Revelation 3:8b The open…

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August 30, 2022

A Temporary Tribulation

by David Haberstock And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: “The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say…

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August 29, 2022

Standing Firm in the Faith: Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms

by John A. Maxfield The theme of our meeting together as Lutheran Church–Canada is “Stand Firm in the Faith,” and I have been asked to address our convention on the topic of Martin Luther’s famous stand at the Diet of Worms in April of 1521….

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August 15, 2022

Stand Firm in the Faith

by Timothy Teuscher Amazing things took place on the first Day of Pentecost centuries ago. We hear of the sound of a mighty, rushing wind and tongues of fire. We hear of the gifts of tongues, and how once-timid, fickle men stood up and boldly…

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August 8, 2022

Standing Together

by Mathew Block In June, Lutheran Church–Canada held its synodical convention, our first national gathering since the decision to restructure in 2017. I’ve been asked by several people how the convention went, and my repeated refrain has been: “Joyful!” One of the blessings of our…

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July 26, 2022

Is it all worth it? 2.0 — Reflections on three and a half years

by David Haberstock In January 2019, the second phase of Lutheran Church–Canada’s new structure rolled out as the District corporations stopped providing ecclesiastical oversight and three newly elected Regional Pastors took up the task. In my first column as Regional Pastor, I asked, “Is all this…

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