Feature Stories

by Helen Beringen and Rob Borgas

Almost 500 kilometres from Alice Springs, in the southwestern corner of the Northern Territory, lies a little town in the shadow of Uluru.

by Helen Beringen

Covered in a patchwork of pictures, from praying hands and a church and cross, to cakes, jams, a tennis racquet and a rainbow, the runner symbolises more than half a century of quiet love and service that Doreen has given to her local Gatton community.

by Helen Beringen

Being a blessing to others often doesn’t require doing anything spectacular, sensational or extraordinary. In fact, God most often uses the ordinary things of life to shower his goodness on people.

by Helen Beringen

The charming Betty Mattiske just can’t say ‘no’ to requests for help. Blame her mother’s war-era work ethic, and being raised on a dairy farm at Meningie, South Australia.

From gatherings of many hundreds of people for worship in lofty cathedrals to a home service attended by just a husband and wife, such was the diversity of Reformation commemorations throughout Australia and New Zealand.

by Julie Slaghekke

Almost 150 congregations from all over Australia and New Zealand, as well as Canada, welcomed family and friends to their Longest Lutheran Lunch events recently.