Sep2020
Humility our first lesson of Christian living
by Rev John Henderson
The Macquarie Dictionary defines humility as having a ‘modest sense of one’s own significance’.
Aug2020
LCA/NZ COVID-19 RESPONSE – Issue 10 – 5 August 2020
by Bishop John Henderson
It’s just over 2½ months since the last LCA COVID-19 update eNews. Then, we had just crested the first wave and the curve was trending down. We were cautiously optimistic.
Aug2020
Forgiven and ready to be a blessing
by Rev John Henderson
Do you ever lie awake at night ruminating over an incident in your life, or something wrong you once did? Even if it was years ago, does the memory still make you feel embarrassed, ashamed, or guilty?
Jul2020
Glimpsing our heavenly future
by Rev John Henderson
I recently passed the third anniversary of the heart attack I had in Namibia during the Lutheran World Federation Assembly. Remembering their care for me at the time, I wrote to the medical team at the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek.
Jun2020
Jesus carried our anxieties to the cross
by Rev John Henderson
Anxiety eats away inside us. At first it might not be obvious, unless we know how to spot the symptoms. Untreated, anxiety wears us down and drains us, until eventually we can no longer keep up the appearance of ‘normal’. Our energy levels drop. Others start to notice and inquire, ‘Are you okay?’
May2020
National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2020
by Bishop John Henderson
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28) This powerful truth of Scripture, is immensely liberating.
May2020
LCA/NZ COVID-19 RESPONSE – Issue 09 – 14 May 2020
by Bishop John Henderson
Greetings in the name of Jesus, our risen Lord and Saviour. His death, resurrection and ascension are our sure and certain hope in the ‘ups’ and the ‘downs’ of life.
May2020
Questions of true courage
by Mark Hadley
ANZAC Day has just passed and Universal Pictures is offering a fresh opportunity to consider what it means to lay down your life for your country, with a recent DVD release. The epic WWI film 1917 takes viewers right into the trenches, but also into the hearts of the men who fought there. There, we… Read more
May2020
God will grant us patience and hope
by Rev John Henderson
As the coronavirus pandemic has rolled around the world, it has intrigued me how many passengers and crew on cruise ships became trapped, as successive ports denied them docking. Certainly, these floating pleasure palaces have been very popular over recent years.
Apr2020
A tribute to Dr Joe Strelan
by Dr Vic Pfitzner
In Dr John (Joe) Strelan, God gave the church a special gift, a pastor, missionary, theologian, teacher, and writer who could communicate the gospel with rare clarity and teach the profound truths of the faith with rare simplicity.
