Jun2019
A study on walking alongside others
by Angela Uhrhane
When someone asks for support do you accept the invitation? Or decline? Or think about it first?
May2019
A study on reconciliation
by Suanne Tikoft
Reconciliation. It’s a thoroughly new relationship; an end to estrangement and hostility. For the Apostle Paul, it’s about God’s work in Jesus, the way he died, rose and brought us into a right relationship with God. But there’s more.
Apr2019
Little cards make big impact
by Helen Beringen
Never underestimate the power of a simple greeting card to touch someone’s heart. For 84-year-old Irene Joppich, the unexpected arrival of a handmade card in 1994 did just that as she faced testing times while volunteering in a remote outpost.
Apr2019
A study on being renewed
by Pastor David Schuppan
What is renewal and is it optional to the Christian life? No! It’s not optional. It’s the life of Christ at work in our life. God for us and in us. God loving us entirely, saint and sinner, successes and failures.
Apr2019
Finding a witness in the wood
by Helen Beringen
God’s messages of love are sometimes burnt onto people’s hearts through humble means. Take a sheet of plywood and wood pen, a little scroll saw, and a willing set of hands, and anything is possible, through God.
Mar2019
Trailblazer has a faith foundation
by Eleanor Long
Dorothy Hamilton (nee Nuske) was born in Rainbow, in the northwest of Victoria, in 1926. Dorothy was born blind. ‘Not vision-impaired’, she insists, ‘totally blind!’
Feb2019
The treasure hunter
by Helen Beringen
There’s gold in Olga Radke’s library of tattered, worn magazine clippings, and treasured pearls in photos discovered from centuries past.
Nov2018
God has a plan for all seasons
by Helen Beringen
For Helen Middelmann, her recent retirement from hospital chaplaincy means the end of another season. Though tinged with sadness, the change is part of a life richly blessed for the Canberra retiree with a range of seasons, each one bringing a budding blossom of promise.
Aug2018
God’s storyteller
by Helen Beringen
Just as a farmer sows seeds and leaves it to God to grow them into bountiful crops, every day God gives us a story to share with those close to us. It’s his story. This is a message close to the heart of one Adelaide octogenarian for whom witnessing has been a passion for the… Read more
Jul2018
Free to follow a passion
by Thomas Schubert
#youngSAVEDfree In this monthly column we hear from young people in our church about the ministries and mission they are part of – and how we in the LCA can better engage with youth in our communities. Growing up in a Christian household, Thomas Schubert has always seen faith as a natural part of his… Read more
