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Archives for July 2020

22
Jul2020

Signs and wonders

by Maria Rudolph

‘Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that”’ (John 1:50).

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21
Jul2020

Professional standards pioneer dies

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Liz Crawford, the inaugural director of the LCA’s Professional Standards Unit (PSU), died last Thursday night, 16 July, after a long battle with cancer. A lawyer, Mrs Crawford served in that role and then as manager of the renamed Professional Standards Department (PSD) from 2011 until her retirement in July 2016. Prior to taking up… Read more

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21
Jul2020

Ten things I’ve learnt during COVID–19

by Adrian Kitson

We can learn new things quickly when we have to. We can adapt and help others do the same. We have adapted well to the online world and have finally found the fertile digital mission field!

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21
Jul2020

Faith-ful grandparents

by Jodi Brook

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Grandparents play a vital role in a child’s faith formation. Of course, COVID-19 isolation and restrictions have kept many grandparents separated from their grandchildren. While this can be heartbreaking, there are many ways you can stay connected.

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21
Jul2020

The upside-down kingdom of God

by Maria Rudolph

‘I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he’ (Luke 7:28).

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20
Jul2020

Members express views on LCA/NZ Constitution

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Preliminary survey results in the review of the LCA/NZ Constitution show most respondents believe the document is ‘mostly fine’ but insufficient and that it needs a major ‘tidy up’.

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20
Jul2020

A new way of righting wrongs

by Maria Rudolph

‘He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth’ (Isaiah 53:7).

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19
Jul2020

Sharing the good news

by Maria Rudolph

‘The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, “We have found the Messiah” (that is, the Christ)’ (John 1:41).

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18
Jul2020

Teach me your way

by Pastor Glenn Crouch

‘Teach me your way, Lord’ (Psalm 86:11).

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17
Jul2020

Hope Vale documentary to premiere on NITV

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A new documentary called Wawu Divine Hope about the Lutheran community in Hope Vale in Far North Queensland will air on NITV on 27 July 2020.

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