May2019
National Sorry Day and Reconciliation Week 2019
Australia will once again observe National Sorry Day (Sunday 26 May) and Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June).
May2019
Australian Federal Election
Next week Australians are facing a federal election. Each of us who is 18 years old or over needs to choose our candidates or parties and vote accordingly.You already know that the church is not going to tell you for whom you should vote.
Apr2019
Anzac Day 2019
‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,I will fear no evil; for thou art with me;thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.’ (Psalm 23:4 KJV)
Dear Christian friends, ‘The valley of the shadow of death’ is a useful way of understanding what’s going on in our world this week.
Apr2019
Good Friday and Easter
Dear Christian friends, On Tuesday morning, as the TV showed scenes of Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral collapsing in flames, I couldn’t help reflecting, as perhaps you did, that of all the weeks for this tragedy to occur, Holy Week is the most poignant.
Mar2019
Heartland eNews – Annunciation 25th March 2019
Lutherans don’t often celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation, which marks the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26-38). We rightly emphasise Jesus, and so although the Feast of the Annunciation dates back one and a half millennia, we haven’t given it much airplay. For his part, however, Luther advises us… Read more
Mar2019
Heartland eNews – Harmony Day/Race Relations Day, Thursday 21 March 2019
Thursday 21st March 2019 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Australians call it ‘Harmony Day’. New Zealanders know it as ‘Race Relations Day’. The day focusses on ‘building bridges’ with people who are different from us. It’s about committing ourselves to show courtesy and hospitality to people of other racial, cultural,… Read more
Mar2019
Heartland eNews – Christchurch Mosque attacks
In the wake of the ‘appalling act of mass murder’ in Christchurch yesterday, LCNZ Bishop Mark Whitfield and LCA Bishop John Henderson have issued a Heartland eNews, calling for prayers and for peace.
Feb2019
Heartland eNews 27 February 2019
‘Trust in the Lord and do good; live in the land and be safe. Seek your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desire. Give yourself to the Lord; trust in him, and he will help you; he will make your righteousness shine like the noonday sun. Be patient and wait… Read more
Nov2018
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
This year the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women falls on Sunday 25th November. I encourage LCA congregations and members to recognise this day as a contribution to reducing the incidence of violence in all its forms. Acts of violence are widespread across society and they take many forms. It affects both… Read more
Nov2018
Heartland eNews – post-Convention message to the church
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, and that Christ may dwell in… Read more
