Doing the Business of the Church
"Way back when" was a cartoon called "Mr Peabody and Sherman." In this cartoon a genius dog "Peabody" adopts an orphan human "Sherman", then builds a Way Back Machine so they can witness historical events as they happened. While I do not have a Way-Back machine, I do have historical records of what's happened over the... Continue Reading →
Got to love kids! Better late than never... 🙂
We've all heard "fish stories" - tall tales where the teller must be exaggerating about the size of the fish they caught, how much they won the race by, how much money they made (and lost), and the like. The following may look like a fish tale. It is the cold, hard, truth. After some... Continue Reading →
From Alberta Lutheran Church investors eager for resolution in alleged securities violations By MADELINE SMITH StarMetro Calgary Mon., Aug. 13, 2018 CALGARY—Lutheran Church members in Alberta and B.C. are waiting for answers as the Alberta Securities Commission moves ahead with a hearing to examine accusations of misleading investors in a church-directed fund. The ASC has alleged that the... Continue Reading →
LCC's ABC District and various people involved in the CEF/DIL debacle will be required to explain themselves to the government this coming May 2019 - nearly 9 months from today. I haven't seen an official announcement from the ASC yet so it looks like CTV had someone keeping a close eye on developments. CTV's article... Continue Reading →
For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, for he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in... Continue Reading →
Another version of "the church militant" 🙂 Have a great week! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1972592726108835&set=a.528594830508639.121953.100000743804461&type=3&theater
When it comes to relationships between church bodies, doctrine and practice (supposedly) matters. Official church fellowships are a way of telling its members that are traveling which churches believe the same things we do, and vice-versa. This allows them to share in the celebration of the various sacraments at each other's alter, have pastors from... Continue Reading →
On Jan 2015 when ABC District entered CCAA protection the world as LCC's membership knew it was turned upside down. In the time since then, the ABC District Task Force, the CEF Representative Action, and now the ASC have all painted the same picture in different ways - over the course of years District had misled church members... Continue Reading →
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