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Bible Study Resources

Bible Gateway. A site which allows you to find scripture passages in a wide range of translations.
www.biblegateway.com

Faith Resources

Deepening Faith is a series of ideas on how faith might be deepened for students through service projects, prayer, Bible study, etc.
tcpc.org/library/deepening_faith

Luther and Other Historic Lutherans

A program on the life of Bonhoeffer. From 1939-45, more than fifteen assassination attempts were made against Adolf Hitler, involving thousands of religious leaders, politicians and members of the military. One of the conspirators was a passionate Lutheran pastor named Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
Play Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Assassinate Hitler

Lutheran Resources: Synodical, National, and Global

Canadian Lutheran World Relief
Canadian Lutheran World Relief responds to the needs of the world.
www.clwr.org
Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The website of the Eastern Synod for the churches from the Atlantic to Thunder Bay, Ontario.
www.easternsynod.org
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
The website of the national church.
www.elcic.ca
Lutheran Student Movement
The Lutheran Student Movement, which is student-led, brings together the students of North America in community- building and justice-making experiences.
www.lsm-usa.org
The Lutheran World Federation
The website for all of the Lutheran churches that are members of the Lutheran World Federation.
www.lutheranworld.org
Lutherans Concerned
Lutherans Concerned focuses on justice for a sexually-diverse church.
www.lcna.org
Waterloo Lutheran Seminary
The ELCIC has two seminaries, one located in Waterloo, Ontario and the other located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
www.seminary.wlu.ca

Magazines

The Canada Lutheran, the magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
www.elcic.ca/clweb/index.html
The Lutheran, the magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
www.thelutheran.org
Sojourners, a progressive Christian magazine of faith, politics, and culture.
www.sojo.net
The Wittenburg Door, the magazine and website of the “World’s Pretty Much Only Religious Satire”
www.wittenburgdoor.com

Personal Issues

Aggressive Religious Groups are sometimes harmful to students, and this brochure gives some features of such groups to consider before becoming involved. View the text of the brochure by clicking Aggressive Religious Groups.
Self-help Themes on a variety of topics of interest to students: addictive relationships, dissertation success strategies, experiencing and expressing emotions, grief and loss, loneliness, perfectionism, stress management, test anxiety, time management, understanding depression, etc. Visit
www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/brochures.html.
Student Counseling Pamphlets on a themes for students: cults, cultural issues, depression, eating disorders, impulse control, sleep, stress, test-taking, time management, writing, etc. Visit
Student Counseling Pamphlets.

Pop Culture

Movie Review: Doubt
The film Doubt is based on a stage play. This review is a brilliant reflection on the issues raised in the play and, as a result, the movie. Read the review of the play.
Movie Review: The Dark Knight
“What makes the film such a success is not Ledger’s compelling presentation of evil but the way in which he uses that character to bring out the depth and complex goodness of the other characters. . . .” Read the review.

Prayer

“And How Was Your Day?”: The Examen from the Consciousness Examen. Take time at the end of the day to recall the comforts and the stresses of the day. View the process by clicking Examen
Prayer for Before Study from the writings of Thomas Aquinas. View the prayer by clicking Prayer Before Study
Prayers for Students from the Lutheran Campus Centre at the University of Wisconsin, prayers for oneself, for university matters, and for months of the year.
www.lccmadison.com/prayers.html.

Other Lutheran Campus Ministries in Canada