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