Dec2025
Gladsome cheer
by Bishop Paul Smith
Bishop Paul Smith has shared a Christmas message for the church, reflecting on the deep and lasting joy of Christ’s coming into a world that longs for peace. ‘Now let us all with gladsome cheer follow the shepherds, and draw near.’
Dec2025
A prayer following the Bondi Beach attack
by Bishop Paul Smith
This ‘season of joy’ has also become a season of sorrow, as we have been confronted by the horrific news of the mass shooting of families gathered for a festival of their Jewish faith in Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
Dec2025
Because we bear your name December 2025 – January 2026
by Paul Smith, LCANZ bishop
I firmly believe that in their deepest souls, young people yearn for a religion that gives them meaning and purpose in life. Young people are showing an ever-increasing commitment to service and charity.
Nov2025
Mediation: ‘For the sake of another’
by Bishop Paul Smith
As we mark Remembrance Day, LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith invites the church to give thanks for those who served and sacrificed for others. ‘We pray for those who sacrificed so much in so many conflicts, and we seek peace in the name of the Prince of Peace-making, Jesus Christ our Lord,’ he writes.
Oct2025
To be Lutheran is to preach Christ and him crucified!
by Bishop Paul Smith
As we celebrate and reflect on the Reformation, LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith invites us to consider anew what it means to be Lutheran – people who point always to Christ and his cross.
Oct2025
Because we bear your name October–November 2025
by Paul Smith, LCANZ bishop
Have you noticed that our word ‘gospel’ includes the word ‘spell’? We still use this old English idea of ‘spell’ for ‘story’ when we ask someone, ‘Do I have to spell it out for you?’
