Nov2025
Hatch hope this Christmas
Tired of meaningless mass-produced throwaway gifts? This Christmas, use ALWS Gifts of Grace to truly bless those you care about. This year’s ALWS Gifts of Grace features Iman, a bright 13-year-old girl from Ethiopia whose ‘egg-cellent’ idea is transforming her family’s life.
Dec2024
‘Working together to proclaim the holy birth’
by Bishop Paul Smith
In the lead-up to Christmas, Bishop Paul Smith reflects on the New Zealand and Australian tradition of Christian churches working together to proclaim the holy birth of the Christ-child.
Dec2024
Witness at Christmas
by Anne Hansen
Many don’t know or relate to the story at Christmas – it’s just a nice story for children, in the same way as Santa Claus is – fictitious and harmless! Who is God? Everyone seems to have an idea of who a god is for them, but do they know the real God, who is the only one to offer eternal life?
Dec2024
The path of peace – an Advent reflection
by Reid Matthias
Who was John the Baptist? Just a Grizzly Adams-type mountain man wearing a camel’s hair tunic and eating grasshoppers dipped in honey? Pastor Reid Matthias reflects on the unorthodox life of this desert wanderer, whose role was to ‘go on before the Lord to prepare a way for him’.
Nov2024
Planning ahead for seasonal worship
by Bethany Marsh
With Christmas around the corner and the new liturgical year now begun (Year C), we have been busy updating the Worship Planning Page with service resources for your congregation.
Nov2024
Christmas for children
by Anne Hansen
Lutheran Tract Mission has many resources available to help you share the Christmas story with children in different ways.
