Lutheran Church of Australia

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Feature Stories

This collection of feature-length stories comes mainly from our LCA flagship magazine, ‘The Lutheran’, and from time to time also from the magazines of LCA International Mission, Finke River Mission, Australian Lutheran College, and other agencies.

21
Jul2016

Life and hope in the desert

by Andrew Weiss

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I am driving out to Ali Addeh refugee camp as part of the 2016 Australian Lutheran World Service (ALWS) teacher study tour in the Republic of Djibouti, located in the… Read more

18
Jul2016

‘Gap’ year with a difference

by Darren Linke

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Completing a year-long internship at Tandara Lutheran Camp at Halls Gap in Victoria’s Grampians National Park is unlike any other internship. The internship has been offered to young adults since… Read more

14
Jul2016

Sharing the burden

by Kimberley Pfeiffer

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I met him before he was diagnosed. He offered us Christian friendship and encouragement as a young family and to my husband as he began his ministry. He was a… Read more

04
Jul2016

Making church dementia-friendly

by Chris Materne

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When you or someone you love is diagnosed with dementia your world changes forever. Dementia affects thinking, behaviour and the ability to do everyday things. Alzheimer’s disease is the most… Read more

01
Jul2016

Led by the Lord

by Alice Lamnek

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‘I’m simply following Jesus, to reveal the person God made me to be.’ These are the inspirational words of Kathy Matuschka, Graduate Diploma in Theology student at Australian Lutheran College… Read more

01
Jul2016

Worship Q&A

by Adrian Kitson and Tim Klein

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Church worship can be a hot potato for us in the LCA/NZ, as it is in many other denominations. No congregation or pastor is exactly alike in the way they… Read more