Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and enabled her to conceive. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace:’… Read more

‘Take the stone away!’ Jesus ordered. Martha, the dead man’s sister, answered, ‘There will be a bad smell, Lord. He has been buried four days!’ Jesus said to her, ‘Didn’t… Read more

by Tanja Schubert-McArthur

More than 300 people gathered to celebrate the 175th anniversary of German settlement and the establishment of the Lutheran Church in New Zealand in Upper Moutere, near Nelson on the South Island, on 20 and 21 October.

Yesterday Bishop James Haak was farewelled by mourners at his funeral service at Peace Lutheran Church, Gatton, where he had served as the congregation’s pastor for 11 years.

So Jesus said to those who believed in him, ‘If you obey my teaching, you are really my disciples; you will know the truth, and the truth will set you… Read more

‘Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done… Read more