Here's a summary of where things are with Synod's planned October special convention. Synod plans to hold a virtual convention on Saturday, October 17, 2020 in order to amend the Statutory Bylaws so the Board can move the regular convention in exigent circumstances. This is a laudable goal which should be supported in a manner in... Continue Reading →
LCC Wants to Hold A Special Convention: Synod Responds
Well that was fast. The original series of posts just finished today when I received an update: "LCC releases additional documents pertaining to 2020 Special Convention". This publication has links to Special Convention – Overture 1.01, Special Convention – CCMS Rulings, Special Convention – Bulletin #1 I'll discuss each in turn below. Overture 1.01 "Bulletin... Continue Reading →
CEF/DIL: The Wheels of Justice Grind Slowly
It's said that the wheels of justice turn slowly because of how fine they grind. This is a good thing because a just system needs to correctly discern the good from evil so it can protect the good while holding the evil to account. Almost eight months ago in Sept 2019 the ASC settled with... Continue Reading →
“If The Lord Wills”
Back on December 9, 2019 LCC Board Chair Arnold Drung posted an article to the Candian Lutheran site titled "If the Lord Wills: A Report on Synodical Planning." The choice for this passage is based on the following paragraph: We remember the words of James 4:13-15: “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we... Continue Reading →
Twitter Quote of the Day: Jan 11, 2020
I've gotten emails to this effect from people on the wrong side of the CEF / DIL disaster https://twitter.com/jencoles9/status/1213849001415434243 For my readers that are feeling invisible, alone, and abandoned by the church of your youth - remember this - what's happened to you is temporary. God's justice, however, is as righteous as it is perfect,... Continue Reading →
My Thoughts about the LCC – ASC Settlement
To start - here's the timeline of the ASC's actions along with the documentation that was released along the way. I've made backup copies of all the original documents and provided links to them 'just in case'. ASC: Alberta Securities COQB: AB Court of Queens Bench ABC BOD: ABC District Board of Directors 2018-06-27 ASC... Continue Reading →
The Encharis et al vs ASC Petition
While the ASC hearing is approaching, the court date for Encharis and others v ASC in the Alberta Court of Queens Bench is also approaching. In the Encharis case the representative action respondents are petitioning the court to put the ASC hearing on hold until the representative action is concluded which could delay the ASC... Continue Reading →
ASC Hearing Schedule Change
The clock's a-ticking and the start of the ASC hearing is now less than a month away and all the pre-hearing management meetings have been held. The hearing schedule has also been updated - it now starts on Sept 13 instead of Sept 16, and the Sept 17-20 hearing dates have been dropped. The ASC's "status... Continue Reading →
Boz Tchividjian Quote of the Day: July 28, 2019
https://twitter.com/BozT/status/1108754059761209345 or... "It's God's money anyway, why are you mad?"