I’m excited about being part of the Church in our little corner as we witness how faith is unfolding in the world. We are discovering new ways to share Word and Sacrament, witness and service, while trying to discern what must be preserved and what needs to be let go of.
It’s often not easy. For most of us, the changes happening in and around us, including those happening in our church, can be difficult to adjust to; whether they are our choice or we have no choice.
I, too, grieve the loss of some things I had grown comfortable with and even cherished. At the same time, I find myself enriched by discovering new expressions of faith and possibilities that I had never considered before, never dreamed possible.
Our feature Faith online helps us to review how technology and online spaces are being used to propel us into new avenues of ministry. As the author indicates, while this can be exciting and invigorating, it can also be daunting.
As I approach 78, it’s time to turn things over to others. Thank you for your willingness to share your stories and thoughts with the rest of us. Together we have discovered much about who we are, have been, and who we hope to become.
Thank you for the privilege of serving as your editor for Canada Lutheran from Sept. 1991–June 2003 and July/August 2013–March 2024 (193 issues). I also served as editor of Canada Lutheran during part of my parish ministry when it was the official publication of the Eastern Canada Synod of the Lutheran Church of America. That title was gifted to this publication when the ELCIC was formed.
Thank you to the many wonderful people who provided guidance and support in helping to put each issue together through administrative assistance, planning, designing, production, proofing, writing, photography and art as we sought to inspire and inform.
In all of it, we continue to discover who God is calling us to be in our personal lives, our communities of faith, and the wider community and world. We are assured that God continues to cherish and nurture every one of us, even when we may wander far away for the path God wants us to take.
GLIMPSES
We are called to a life lived with faith and courage. (p. 6)
Lighting a fire within, and sometimes against, the darkness is a universal human action. (p. 28)
Building a safer Canada begins long before the first police call. (p. 9)
Jesus meets his friends in the everyday places of their lives. (p. 31)
It may help to review which parts of our worship belong to each persona in the assembly. (p. 15)
Kenn Ward
Outgoing Editor
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