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10
Feb2014

Wherever I go, I bring Jesus

by Rev Dr Steen Olsen

When I am doing well, but also when I am making a mess of things, I bring Jesus. When I am good and when I am bad. When the Spirit of God is obviously at work through me in bringing the love and mercy of God to others, and when I fall into the depths… Read more

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10
Dec2013

Changed – from the inside

by Rev Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 8 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). Church has finished. The final blessing has been spoken and now (after the inevitable announcements and perhaps a cup of tea) God’s own… Read more

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10
Nov2013

Celebrating God’s gifts

by Rev Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 7 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). In last month’s article on Holy Communion we explored how God relates to us physically, through the flesh of Jesus. This time… Read more

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10
Oct2013

God made flesh

by Rev Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 6 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). ‘Take and eat, the body of Christ, given for you’. Cannibalism? superstition? symbolism? The thought that we are eating someone has always… Read more

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10
Sep2013

Serving the church and our world

by Rev Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 5 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). Being a ‘public servant’ is not the most glamorous job in the world, but it is a very important and necessary part… Read more

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10
Aug2013

Telling the story

by Rev Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 4 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). Everyone loves a good story. Whether we’re adults or children, there is something about a story that can draw us in, engage… Read more

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10
Jun2013

Our North Adelaide college

by Lyall Kupke

This stately building in North Adelaide was built in 1882 as a college. For the last 90 years it has been owned by the Lutheran Church and used as an educational institution. But for how much longer will this role remain? The block on the north-east corner of Jeffcott and Ward Streets in North Adelaide… Read more

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10
Jun2013

Crying for mercy, singing of glory

by Rev Linards Janson

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 3 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). What strange beings we humans are! What contradictory creatures! On the one hand, we are weak, fallible and dependent. It takes very… Read more

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10
Apr2013

Hungry for the feast

by Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 2 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). What kind of group are we when we gather for worship? What does it mean to be God’s assembly, as distinct from… Read more

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30
Mar2013

Having its way with us

by Linards Jansons

RHYTHMS OF GRACE (PART 1 of 8) In the ebb and flow of liturgy, God is at work, whether we hear him or not. This story is also available as a PDF (download). Ask members of a congregation, ‘How was church on Sunday?’, and you’re likely to get an extremely wide variety of answers. The… Read more

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