Apr2024
Doin’ it all to the glory of God
by Helen Brinkman
In the Hoff family, teaching isn’t the only thing that runs in the blood. So does the sentiment embroidered on a family tapestry hand-sewn by Rob Hoff’s maternal grandmother Elsa Sickerdick: ‘Faith without service means nothing.’
Feb2024
New life in old stamps
by Helen Brinkman
There’s special symbolism in a small wooden Christmas tree sitting in the local Lutheran church in the regional Victorian town of Nhill.
Dec2023
A simple showcase for Scripture
by Helen Brinkman
Okay, hands up everyone who has attempted to read the entire Bible from beginning to end! How many of you completed the task? Whether you succeeded or failed, the fact is that reading Scripture end to end is not an easy undertaking!
Oct2023
In from the wild
by Rachel Koopmans
The warble of native birds, the rustling of nature, the sigh of a light breeze… these are the sounds that brush my ears when at last I make contact with Margaret Curnow.
Aug2023
Walking with God
by Helen Brinkman
A life walking with God is something to sing about – at any age. And for one of the Lutheran Church’s oldest choir members, it’s a blessing he’s still singing about at the age of 96.
Jun2023
Serving the maker of heaven and earth
by Helen Brinkman
Being good with numbers has been a blessing for the man believed to be the LCANZ’s longest-serving congregational treasurer, Glen Kraft. The 74-year-old member of Burnie congregation on the north-west coast of Tasmania has spent the past 50 years as treasurer of his home congregation and is still g
