Oct2023
Because we bear your name October–November 2023
‘Let your holy angel be with me so that the evil one may have no power over me.’ I say those words every day with my wife, Heidi, as we begin our day praying together the ‘Morning Prayer’ written by Dr Martin Luther.
Aug2023
Because we bear your name August–September 2023
At the beginning of this century, I was called to serve as pastor for the people of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in the rural Queensland city of Toowoomba.
Jun2023
Because we bear your name June–July 2023
God the builder: ‘Jesus said, “I will build my church and the gates of Hades will not prevail”’ (Matthew 16:18b).
Apr2023
‘Remember, give thanks and pray for peace’ this Anzac Day: Bishop
LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith has encouraged the church to endeavour to ‘strike the right balance’ in their commemorations of Anzac Day.
Apr2023
The dawning light of resurrection
by Bishop Paul Smith
It is finished. One Easter morning, in my first country parish in South Australia, I had an encounter at the door of the church that I will never forget. It was a moment that gathered me into the way that the good news of the resurrection of our Lord changes us to be people of hope.
Feb2023
New Zealand cyclone: a message from LCNZ Bishop Mark Whitfield
Two weeks after a massive rain and flooding event caused devastation in northern Aotearoa–New Zealand, Cyclone Gabrielle has this week hit the same areas of our North Island, leaving a trail of destruction.
Feb2023
‘Please pray for our Synod’: LCANZ Bishop
LCANZ Bishop Paul Smith has urged the wider church to pray for the delegates, officials, organisers and volunteers who will meet for the in-person sessions of the LCANZ’s Convention of General Synod in Melbourne from 9 to 12 February.
Feb2023
Because we bear your name February–March 2023
It has become more and more common in this century, to speak of the ’Lutheran ethos’ of a school or community of care in our church. This expression comes from the desire to point to the overall culture and purpose of a ministry that carries the banner ‘Lutheran’, but for some, it is not always init
Sep2022
At the death of Queen Elizabeth II: a message from Bishop Paul Smith
Our Lord has called to himself, our Queen Elizabeth. Let us thank God for her many years of faithful Christian leadership both in the Commonwealth and throughout the world. Many… Read more
Sep2022
Because we bear your name September 2022
by Bishop Paul Smith
God is busily involved in the messiness of our lives! This is celebrated most wonderfully in Psalm 139, where we are taught to pray, ‘O Lord … it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb’.
