All posts tagged Thomas Winger
Making Convention Look Easy: The Work Behind the Gathering
As delegates departed following the conclusion of Lutheran Church–Canada’s convention, much attention naturally focused on elections, resolutions, worship services, and the decisions made by the assembly. Less visible, however, was the work of the many individuals who spent months, and in some cases years, preparing…
CLTS announces 50th anniversary events
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) is marking its 50th anniversary during the 2026-2027 academic year with a series of events under the theme “Forming the Future.” The theme “signals the seminary’s commitment to theological truths of the Evangelical Lutheran Church while…
The Name of Jesus
by Thomas M. Winger The story is told of a wrestling match in the ancient Olympics between a wrestler from Ephesus and one from nearby Miletus. The little Ephesian was absolutely unbeatable, and so his Milesian opponent cried foul. On close examination the judges discovered…
2016 issue of Lutheran Theological Review now available
ONLINE – The 2016 issue of Lutheran Theological Review (LTR) has just been released and is available for download online. Volume 28 is guest edited by Rev. Dr. John Stephenson, and among other work features sermons and essays from the September 2015 conference “Pastoral Perspectives…
CLTS releases translation in honour of 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary has announced the publication of the first English translation of a significant sixteenth century Lutheran document. The Wittenberg Reformation (1545) was written by Philipp Melanchthon at the behest of Elector John Frederick, in response to a request…
CLTS President’s new commentary on Ephesians now available
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – In June, Concordia Publishing House (CPH) released the 28th volume of its landmark Concordia Commentary series. This volume (on Ephesians) was written by Rev. Dr. Thomas Winger, President of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario. Dr. Winger’s commentary unfolds…