Oct2019
Prayer in tough times
by Pastor Stephen Abraham
Jesus submits to God’s will. It’s not always God’s will for you to win the lottery. It’s not always God’s will for your severed finger to miraculously grow back. It’s not always God’s will for your hardship to be magically resolved. If prayer worked like that, Jesus wouldn’t have gone to the cross.
Sep2019
Following a rainbow
by Helen Beringen
Wendy Sherwell and Lorraine Janetzki from St Paul’s Nhill were returning from a visit to the first Christmas tree exhibition at St Stephen Lutheran Church, Rainbow, when they were inspired to share the true meaning of Christmas with their local community.
Sep2019
Challenges and joys – living with autism
The following series of stories about living with autism was awarded second place (silver) at the 2019 Australasian Religious Press Association awards dinner. The stories originally featured in the April 2018 edition of The Lutheran.
Sep2019
How green is my Bible?
by Neil Bergmann
The following story about caring for creation was awarded third place (bronze) in the ‘Best Theological Article’ category at the 2019 Australasian Religious Press Association awards dinner. The story originally featured in the October 2018 edition of The Lutheran.
Sep2019
Is science replacing God?
by Mark Worthing
The following story was awarded second place (silver) in the ‘Best Story by a Single Author’ category at the 2019 Australasian Religious Press Association awards dinner. The story originally featured in the June 2018 edition of The Lutheran.
Sep2019
What is intergenerational ministry?
In today’s landscape, the Christian church has an amazing opportunity to make a difference to all generations. When you look around your local congregation you may see all generations present gathered to worship God. It is extraordinary.
Aug2019
Walking on sunshine
by Jonathan Krause
More than 270 Lutherans and friends have walked or run up to 26km in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Walk My Way in Queensland to help support almost 2200 refugee children to go to school.
Aug2019
They’re still out there
by Matthew Bishop
Is the belief that we’re losing young people from our LCA/NZ congregations at a faster rate than ever backed up by facts? We asked Western Australia’s Pastor Matthew Bishop to look at what the statistics tell us.
Jul2019
Young people are still part of the story
by Josephine Matthias
Although our church pews are filled with fewer young faces these days, young people like sisters Josephine and Greta are still sharing the good news of Jesus with others.
Jul2019
School chaplain lives a gospel of hope
Being a Christian chaplain in a government school means you can’t explicitly preach the good news of Jesus to students, but that suits Sharon Salomon just fine because there’s no rule against living the gospel as an example.
