Oct2017
Conference–goers sent to follow God’s call
by by Tania Nelson
More than 90 people attended the first two-day SENT Conference at Our Saviour Lutheran Church Rochedale, in Queensland, earlier this month to learn that God is calling us to have hearts to ‘go and make disciples’. Organised by the LCA’s New and Renewing Churches department, the conference brought together lay people and pastors interested in… Read more
Oct2017
Scholarships share reconciliation mission
LCA International Mission has teamed up with LCA Reconciliation Ministry to provide short-term scholarships for three Lutheran pastors from overseas LCA partner churches. Rev Dr Jon Raihman Sipayung and Rev Rio Pendi Nababan from Indonesia were in Australia for eight weeks recently, while Rev Shigeo Sueoka from Japan visited for five weeks. Dr Jon is… Read more
Oct2017
Lutheran woman features in photo prize
A portrait of Docker River Lutheran Beryl Bell entitled ‘Beryl and Jesus’ has won this year’s $10,000 Australian Life photography prize. Amy Jean Harding took the photo of Beryl at Big Sing in the Desert in April 2016. In her artist statement, Amy Jean said: ‘Beryl has been able to entwine the ancient Dreamtime with… Read more
Oct2017
Marriage is permanent
Jesus said to them, ‘Moses wrote this law for you because you are so hard to teach. But in the beginning, at the time of creation, “God made them male and female”, as the scripture says. “And for this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the… Read more
Oct2017
Statement a ‘joint witness’
by LCA Communications
To commemorate the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, the LCA and Australia’s Catholic Church will sign a joint statement as a commitment to working together for God’s gift of unity.
Oct2017
Sacrifices
‘And if your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a foot than to keep both feet and be thrown into hell. And if your eye makes you lose faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God… Read more