Oct2016
Scotty’s great mission support
by Nevin Nitschke
‘The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.’ This quote is often attributed to Martin Luther. When a dog named Scotty forgets his manners inside the house, his behaviour is graciously forgiven as his faithfulness… Read more
Oct2016
Walk a mile in our shoes
by LCA Communications
Being discriminated against because of traits we were born with – race, gender, disabilities – can be a deeply painful, even soul-destroying, experience. For people who are homosexual, the prejudice and the hurt is the same. And sadly this type of suffering goes on in our churches and schools, as well as in the wider… Read more
Oct2016
Making a world of difference
by LCA Communications
Thanks to support of members of the LCA, along with backers of other international Lutheran aid agencies, life is improving for one poor Nepalese community. Madargachh, a Santhal settlement in the South-East Asian country’s east, is one of the areas being served by Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), as a partner agency of Lutheran World… Read more
Oct2016
Homosexuality: what the LCA says
by LCA Communications
Do people choose to be homosexual? When we think of ourselves as God’s created beings, we remember that God created us to share life. Included in our shared life is the desire for an intimate sharing with another person. For most people this is a desire for intimacy with a person of the opposite sex…. Read more
Oct2016
Re-formation today
by Geraldine Hawkes
As part of the lead-up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, an ecumenical working party of Lutherans and Catholics has been planning a program of projects and events to jointly commemorate the occasion. One is a series of articles, written by Lutheran and Catholic authors from around Australia, to be published in… Read more
Sep2016
Life and times of Luther on show
by Jonathan Kotzur
Next year marks 500 years since the Reformation, which was set in motion when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the church door of Wittenberg. In commemoration of this world-changing event, a DVD series has been produced about the life and times of Luther. Jonathan Kotzur of St John’s Lutheran School in Kingaroy, Queensland,… Read more
Sep2016
Restoring unity in truth
by Stephen Hultgren
As part of the lead-up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, an ecumenical working party of Lutherans and Catholics has been planning a program of projects and events to jointly commemorate the occasion. One is a series of articles, written by Lutheran and Catholic authors from around Australia, to be published in… Read more
Sep2016
Project Precious
by LCA Communications
The first ever preschool for the little ones of Ampilpramdeom Commune, Cambodia Where once was an empty block of land you can now hear the laughter of little voices from within a new blue building. It’s the preschool building you helped to build from funds raised – a whopping $11,966.62! – at General Convention of… Read more
Sep2016
50 years from now
by LCA Communications
We asked six Lutheran young people what they thought the LCA/NZ could look like in 50 years, and what it would take to get there. MATT SCHUBERT, 20, WA I hope that in 50 years our church is zealous for God’s glory, obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit, abounding in our use of… Read more
Sep2016
Gateway to hope
by Karina McKenzie
Pastor Mark Schultz from LifeWay Lutheran Church, Epping, in Sydney’s north-west, recently led a team of volunteers to the Lutheran Church of Cambodia’s (LCC) new outreach point in Tang Krang village, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia. The team was comprised of people from LifeWay, and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Woden, ACT. The two congregations funded building a… Read more
