Mar2020
Matron, mentor, and matriarch
by Helen Beringen
Now 98, Isobel Eisenmenger remains a vibrant matriarch of her Brisbane congregation and over her many decades of involvement in the church, she has been a mentor to many.
Mar2020
Parenting – finding the fun
by Julie Hahn
Feeling exhausted by life and motherhood, Julie Hahn found herself in a fed-up, sobbing heap on the floor. But from her lowest place, she heard God’s promises of faithfulness.
Mar2020
Myanmar church gives to bushfire relief
In a moving show of generosity and Christian partnership, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar/Lutheran Bethlehem Church has donated three Sundays’ worth of offerings towards bushfire relief through the LCA/NZ.
Mar2020
Lenten and Easter resources for you
There are new Lenten and Easter resources for you to read and to share with others as a way of passing on the love of God during this special season.
Feb2020
Gaining a global view
Before Australian Chey Mattner became LWF’s World Service Head of Operations, he was an Australian Lutheran World Service Executive Director. Hear from Chey about serving the church in an international setting.
Feb2020
Meet our new pastors
Seven new pastors, from a wide range of backgrounds, are stepping out in faith to begin their first assignments in parishes around the church this year.
Feb2020
You’ve helped 40,000 refugee children go to school!
Our Lutheran family is supporting more than 40,000 refugee children in Africa to go to school, through the ALWS Grace Project. However, many more children need support for their education.
Feb2020
Lutherans reach out in bushfire crises
‘Terrible things happen – but we can still feel supported and loved’ (Helen Wurst, Kangaroo Island). LCA members have been at the forefront of community efforts to serve, minister to and offer relief.
Dec2019
Advent resources galore!
Churchwide departments and agencies have produced loads of resources to help your congregation and family to celebrate the Advent/Christmas season. Check out some of them at Story of the Week.
Dec2019
God’s love draws us closer
Srey Lin grew up as a Buddhist: ‘I didn’t have anything inside to know I was able to pray’. Then, in the Lutheran church in a Cambodian village, she is baptised, together with her mother.