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.