LC†U = Lutherans Connect and You!

Under construction - for a new LC†!

For the next two months, Lutherans Connect (the website) will be under construction, building a brand new website to help make it easier for us all to truly connect and share with each other. We love this site, but it's bones have been around for 7 years now - and its newer life for three. We all need a pick-me-up every now and then!

We hope to be up and running in our new incarnation by Lent, but Easter at the latest. In the meantime, continue to check here for News and Events, for all our most recent blog and feature activity on the About page, and for our regular bloggers, who will continue throughout this time (and later) to offer you their great perspectives and stories. Also, Waterloo Campus Ministry folks - check out the News and Links page for your stuff too!

In the meantime.....

In the meantime, here are some things to think about! Our bloggers are still writing so watch out for them here. And we will provide links to interesting other stuff.

Marsha on the 'decade of disgrace'

"January 11, 2012, marks the tenth anniversary of the infamous prison at Guantanamo Bay (a.k.a. Gitmo). The prison at Gitmo was set up as a part of the knee-jerk reaction to the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. A keystone in the ill-conceived and ill-fated War on Terror. In reality, Gitmo was and continues to be a keystone in the politics of fear that have sapped the USA and its allies of both political and economic capital in the intervening years. Today marks a decade of disgrace." Read more.

Those videos everyone's talking about

You've probably seen these videos by Jefferson Bethke, the Washington state videographer/rapper. Lots of Christian response has occurred around it so we thought we'd put it all together for you here.

Here's the Jesus>Religion video.

Here's what some really cool Christian commentators, like Nadia Bolz-Weber and Kevin deYoung have been responding.

Click on the image to read Nadia's piece, or just go to it here.

Here's Pastor Kevin DeYoung:

Click on the image to read Pastor Kevin's blog, or just go to it here.

Then Pastor Kevin DeYoung and Jeff Bethke got to know each other and had an exchange. Read about it here.

Read the whole thing here.

We also really like this vid of Bethke's! What do you think? Go to our facebook page and telll us! (You'll have to log in first and friend us. No sweat - we accept everyone.)

Lutherans Connect on Facebook and Twitter

Our facebook page is pretty lively; we post our LC site blogs there, and other stuff too. Since last year, we offer seasonal devotional projects there. Check them out! Scroll on our timeline to see them. Or check out the most recent Advent site here. Follow us @LuTConnect on Twitter too! (Again, you have to be logged in.)

Campus Event: Watch for Justice!

Following up on our last October's 'watch for creation', join us on Monday, February 13th, 2012 at the Multi-faith Centre at the Unversity of Toronto, as we hold another one of our "Watch" events! For five hours from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm, we are hosting a prayer/meditation/ethical discussion vigil (we like the word "watch") with different student faith groups offering song, music, discussion, meditation, prayer on themes of justice. We would love to have you join us -- even if you don't belong to a group or never tried something like that before. Everyone is totally welcome. Just come. Signs will be posted on the day to help you find us. The Multi-faith Centre at the University of Toronto is at Willcocks and Spadina (and the entrance is off an alley in the rear - you'll figure it out easy when you're there).