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Archives for 2016

23
Oct2016

Making a world of difference

by LCA Communications

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Thanks to support of members of the LCA, along with backers of other international Lutheran aid agencies, life is improving for one poor Nepalese community. Madargachh, a Santhal settlement in the South-East Asian country’s east, is one of the areas being served by Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS), as a partner agency of Lutheran World… Read more

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20
Oct2016

Homosexuality: what the LCA says

by LCA Communications

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Do people choose to be homosexual? When we think of ourselves as God’s created beings, we remember that God created us to share life. Included in our shared life is the desire for an intimate sharing with another person. For most people this is a desire for intimacy with a person of the opposite sex…. Read more

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20
Oct2016

Church agencies team up for disaster relief

by LCA Communications

Australian Lutheran World Service is part of a network of eight church agencies which has been accredited to deliver aid in the event of humanitarian disasters in the Pacific region. The Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade recently announced that Church Agencies Network – Disaster Operation (CAN DO) was one of the successful… Read more

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18
Oct2016

Re-formation today

by Geraldine Hawkes

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As part of the lead-up to the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, an ecumenical working party of Lutherans and Catholics has been planning a program of projects and events to jointly commemorate the occasion. One is a series of articles, written by Lutheran and Catholic authors from around Australia, to be published in… Read more

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17
Oct2016

Victoria elects new bishop

by Rosie Schefe

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‘God is a God of surprises. At the beginning of this year I would never have envisaged this as my next call’, Pastor Lester Priebbenow told the LCA District of Victoria and Tasmania after the announcement of his election as bishop. ‘But God is also a God of provision, and when I was nominated I… Read more

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14
Oct2016

70 years of sharing the gospel

by LCA Communications

Lutheran Media has celebrated 70 years of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. The LCA outreach recognised the milestone with a high tea for supporters in Adelaide, where MC and Christian commercial radio station host Jayne Lochert spoke of people’s need for real hope and how the most important story of all, Jesus Christ, needs… Read more

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09
Oct2016

Schools structures under review

by LCA Communications

Consistent with the direction of General Synod, a church-wide review of the governance structures of Lutheran education is underway. It is being led by consultant Dr Maureen Cleary, who undertook the extensive LCA Governance & Administration Review following a resolution by General Synod in 2013 to this effect. A number of resolutions arising from some… Read more

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06
Oct2016

We’ve only just begun

by Bishop John Henderson

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In human terms, 50 years is a reasonably long stretch of time. It is sufficient for birth, education, adolescence, maturity, family and career. In church terms, however, 50 years is not so long. It’s barely enough to get started. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LCA, it is still a young church, perhaps… Read more

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06
Oct2016

Ethical behaviour – living as ‘chosen people’

by LCA Communications

In 2015 General Church Council approved the LCA Standards of Ethical Behaviour for use across the Lutheran Church of Australia and Lutheran Church of New Zealand. The concise pamphlet outlines behaviours expected of ‘God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved’. Inspired by Colossians 3:12–14, the Standards cover personal and pastoral life, communication, and financial/administrative matters…. Read more

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05
Oct2016

The big picture

by Mark Hadley

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Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children DISTRIBUTOR: Fox RELEASE DATE: 29 September 2016 RATING: PG Another best-selling children’s book has been mined for the movie screen, and parents might be thinking has become an occurrence as regular as springtime. But the arrival of Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children holds the key to a spiritual… Read more

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