by Adrian Kitson

When I was a young Christian in high school and university, I understood that Jesus died for me, and I was forgiven. Nothing could now separate me from the love of God. And yet it still seemed to me at the time that, having settled my salvation, God now gave me a new set of rules to obey.

by Bishop Paul Smith

I am not much of a gardener. I have seen a long line of pot plants sadly wither and die. Thankfully, I married a farmer’s daughter who watches, waters and nurtures plants. It is a joy to observe my wife, Heidi, watering her garden.

by Stuart Gray

My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one (John 17:15).

by Pastor Basil Schild

Most students at Yirara College come from remote communities not connected with the Lutheran Church. But Pastor Basil Schild says when members of the college community worship together, Jesus’ mercy and love ‘unites us and draws us together’.

by Stuart Gray

But I the Lord will answer them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them (Isaiah 41:17b).

‘Mutual support and encouragement’ were the hallmarks of a recent national gathering of 100 principals and senior leaders of Australia’s Lutheran schools at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills.