Aug2019
True strength
Well then, are we Jews in any better condition than the Gentiles? Not at all! I have already shown that the Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power… Read more
Aug2019
Everything I need
A man in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide with me the property our father left us.’ Jesus answered him, ‘My friend, who gave me… Read more
Aug2019
Completely content
I am not afraid in times of danger, when I am surrounded by enemies, by evil men who trust in their riches and boast of their great wealth. We can… Read more
Aug2019
A personal choice
If you obey the Law, your circumcision is of value; but if you disobey the Law, you might as well never have been circumcised. If the Gentile, who is not… Read more
Aug2019
War’s unclear but present danger
by Mark Hadley
Long Tan is arguably one of Australia’s greatest military victories, and one of its least known. The shame that cloaked much of our involvement in the Vietnam War also obscured… Read more
Aug2019
The intergenerational journey of faith
by Pastor Reid Matthias
In the retelling of the wilderness experience, the Israelites’ reflections recount the difficulties they endured (including those they brought upon themselves) but those accounts always seem tinged with a touch of gilded longing: ‘Remember when God took care of us in the wilderness?
Aug2019
There’s always more to learn of God
by Rev Robert Bartholomaeus
When I finished my confirmation instruction, I can remember thinking to myself, ‘I must know everything there is to know about God now. What more could there possibly be to learn?’ Looking back I can see that I was quite deluded.
Aug2019
They’re still out there
by Matthew Bishop
Is the belief that we’re losing young people from our LCA/NZ congregations at a faster rate than ever backed up by facts? We asked Western Australia’s Pastor Matthew Bishop to look at what the statistics tell us.
Aug2019
Positive attributes
You teach others—why don’t you teach yourself? You preach, ‘Do not steal’—but do you yourself steal? You say, ‘Do not commit adultery’—but do you commit adultery? You detest idols—but do… Read more