Aug2021
Warm welcomes build communities
by Helen Beringen
It’s hard to go past a friendly smile greeting you at the door before Sunday worship, or that warm cup of tea or coffee after service. Isn’t that what makes our faith communities welcoming? Whether new faces or regulars, being made to feel welcome is how we connect as a community.
Aug2021
How much is enough?
by Pastor Mark Gierus
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God (2 Corinthians 9:11).
Aug2021
If only you had been here, Lord
by Pastor Mark Gierus
‘Lord,’ Martha said to Jesus, ‘if you had been here, my brother would not have died’ (John 11:21).
Aug2021
God’s will
by Pastor Mark Gierus
For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day (John 6:40).
Aug2021
How can we respond with compassion?
by Craig Heidenreich
Recently International Refugee Week was recognised. Such occasions are a chance to reflect on our response to people in this predicament, says LCANZ Cross-Cultural Ministry Facilitator Craig Heidenreich.
Aug2021
‘A privilege’: Executive Director to leave ALWS in 2022
Jamie Davies, Executive Director of Australian Lutheran World Service, says it has been a privilege to shepherd the organisation through some exciting changes for more than three years. She will be leaving ALWS early next year.