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Canadian Lutherans thank God for the Queen

Thursday, February 2, 2012

"We wish you to know that we acknowledge your reign as an undeserved gift from God Himself, and count it a joy to name you in our public prayers on many occasions in our parishes across the country." So writes President Robert Bugbee of Lutheran Church–Canada in a letter congratulating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the Diamond Anniversary of her reign. On February 6, 2012 the Queen is celebrating sixty years as monarch of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In June 2011, delegates to Lutheran Church–Canada’s ninth convention ...

A vision for serving the blind: Braille ministry founder passes on

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

by Ian Adnams Family friends and members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Elmira, Ontario gathered Saturday, January 28 to give thanks to God for the life and service of Frieda Fink, founder of Lutheran Braille Workers – Canada. She was 93 years old. For her funeral service, Frieda picked the Bible verse: “That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until ...

Archaeology and faith

Thursday, January 26, 2012

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 of the long-running Quest series that the seminary offers twice a year, featuring topics aimed at a wide audience. For a while, archaeology was pretty confident it could dig up proof that the Bible was true. Unfortunately, few excavations produced the desired results, and in some cases, ...

Open invitation to join Hippos excavation in 2012

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Concordia Lutheran Seminary extends an open invitation to take part in the dig at Hippos, Israel. The group leaves Canada on Thursday June 28 and returns Monday, July 16. An extension is available for those who would like to stay longer. Two weeks (10 days) of digging at the North-East Insula Project, excavating a Byzantine church complex, will be interspersed with weekend tours of the Sea of Galilee region and the Jerusalem area. The anticipated cost per person is about $4,500 per person. This includes return airfare (for most Canadian cities), ground ...

What does this mean? Dropping the "Son of God"

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

This is my Son… the Christ? Over the past few months, Wycliffe Bible Translators (the largest Bible translation organization in the world) and its partner SIL International have come under fire for producing Muslim-friendly translations of the Scriptures which replace references to the "Father," "Son," and "Son of God" with less familial language—ostensibly so as not to offend Muslims when witnessing. In one Arabic translation, for example, the word "Father" is replaced by "Lord" and the word "Son" by "Messiah." Muslims believe Jesus was a prophet of God, but not the Son ...

LCC's missionaries in Central America report

Thursday, January 19, 2012

by Leonardo Neitzel In early January, President Robert Bugbee and I had a very special meeting with the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) missionaries and their spouses working in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Honduras. We met with these five missionaries and their wives shortly after the close of Iglesia Luterana SÃnodo de Nicaragua's (ILSN) convention. It was a real blessing to listen as the missionaries shared about the different frontiers to which the Lord has called them. There are indeed many difficulties in the various mission fields in Central America. Some missionaries lack private transportation and have ...

Rev. Dr. Zeuch joins Concordia University College of Alberta.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

In December 2011, the Board of Governors for Concordia University College of Alberta (CUCA) appointed Rev. Dr. Manfred Zeuch to the position of Vice-President International. Dr. Zeuch – who has been appointed to a two-year pro tempore term – will lead CUCA in its new international strategy, as it seeks to more actively recruit international students. The appointment begins April 1, 2012. Dr. Zeuch, a Brazilian, is fluent in Portuguese, German, French, and English. He has broad-based administrative experience. Prior to coming to CUCA, he served as president of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton, ...