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Proposed Canadian legislation marks Bible as ‘hate speech’

Bill C-9, known as the Combatting Hate Act, passed Canada’s House of Commons in March and is pending in the Canadian Senate.

Obituaries
Obituary: Rev. Dr. Robert Holst, former president of Concordia, St. Paul

Holst served as CSP’s eighth president from 1991 until his retirement in 2011.

‘Christ at the center’: Raising up the next generation of Lutheran school teachers

Vaughn Hendrickson and Eden Dehne represent hundreds of young people preparing to be Lutheran teachers at the five LCMS universities.

Giving thanks for our DCEs

Directors of Christian education are one of the seven auxiliary offices that support the work of the Holy Ministry.

Concordia University Chicago — Spring 2026 Commencement
Campus clips: Endings and beginnings

Updates from LCMS schools, campus ministries, universities and seminaries.

Deaconess Kim Bueltmann (left) and Deaconess Intern Anika Slayton, LCMS missionaries to Germany, stand outside the front door of Die Brücke, a Lutheran mission outreach center in Leipzig. (Photo courtesy of Anika Slayton)
From the mission field: The Spirit’s work in Germany

Deaconess intern Anika Slayton shares a story about planting Gospel seeds in Germany.

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