Aug2014
Evangelism must die!
by Rev Dr Steen Olsen
‘What needs to occur is nothing short of the death of evangelism.’ That got my attention. It’s a quote from the last chapter of a remarkable little book called The… Read more
Aug2014
Evangelism must die!
‘What needs to occur is nothing short of the death of evangelism.’ That got my attention. It’s a quote from the last chapter of a remarkable little book called The… Read more
Aug2014
Dear Teacher
by Rachel Kuchel
In 1847 Johann Ferdinand Mueller underwent a public examination in front of the Lobethal congregation, at the end of which he was awarded a certificate in teaching. With this, Ferdinand… Read more
Aug2014
My precious
by Reid Matthias
There are three things that I have learned not to poke fun at in Australia: Vegemite Slim Dusty Cricket It’s very easy to ridicule Vegemite because it tastes like scrapings… Read more
Jul2014
What are we waiting for?
by Rev Dr Steen Olsen
Let’s partner with ten LCA congregations to start 30 new missional churches in the next decade! What’s more, let’s expect that each ‘new start’ congregation will plant another church within… Read more
Jul2014
Home schooled
by Rachel Kuchel
Many of us are familiar with the idea of our Lutheran forebears leaving Prussia to escape religious persecution. I’d hazard a guess, however, that many don’t realise that problems with… Read more
Jul2014
Mind your slanguage!
by Reid Matthias
Buckle up and hang on for the ride, because I’m going to tackle that which has confounded me for my first three years in Australia: slang! Because my wife, Christine,… Read more
Jun2014
No clones here!
by Rev Dr Steen Olsen
Almost everyone in the Lutheran Church of Australia would agree that as members of a congregation we should seek to bring Jesus to the community round about us, in the… Read more
Jun2014
A woman of firsts
by Rachel Kuchel
She came from a remarkable family. She married a remarkable man. There was perhaps little room for her to be anything other than remarkable—and that she was! The story of… Read more
Jun2014
Make it better
by Reid Matthias
She couldn’t have been more than two years of age. Her bright, blond curls bounced like springs as she took bounding little steps towards her mother, who was absently thumbing… Read more