Jan2016
The Godfather
by Tick Zweck
When Ern Heyne died, an entire city mourned. Riding the tram in suburban Adelaide one day, I noticed the woman next to me fidgeting in her handbag one minute, peering intently out of the window the next. I asked whether she was okay and she responded she was from the country, and had no idea… Read more
Jan2016
Governor’s country church Christmas
by Lorraine Fielke
Having a state governor attend your little country church on Christmas Eve and do a Bible reading, then bring his family to join yours for Christmas Day lunch sounds like the stuff of a movie script. But that was the true story of Christmas 2015 for Ken and Daphne Schwarz, members of Bookpurnong Lutheran Church,… Read more
Jan2016
A home at last
by Janette Lange
Finally it was here. The long awaited day. No more moving from place to place. They had their own church building! When St John’s, Hillcrest, SA, opened its church building in 1960 it was true cause for joy and celebration, for it ended almost three decades of being without a place the congregation could call… Read more
Nov2015
God was here – even as the fires burned
by LCA Communications
Kapunda parish pastor Les Pfeiffer knows exactly where God was during the bushfire which razed parts of the Mid North of South Australia late last month. God was alongside the volunteer firefighters and farmers braving the deadly flames and choking smoke. He was with the sheep saved by sheltering in a derelict old house. He… Read more
Mar2015
Appeal brings help to those in need
by LCA Communications
South Australia’s Sampson Flat bushfire was still raging when Assistant Bishop Tim Klein requested help for the SA/NT District from the wider LCA community early in January. Although the situation was difficult to assess at the time, there was enough information available to know that this was a circumstance where the church could give practical… Read more
Feb2015
Significant contributions from quiet achievers
by LCA Communications
The Australia Day 2015 Honours List recognised eight people with some connection to the Lutheran Church this year—some for their significant contribution to the church and to their local congregations; others whose contributions to their communities flow from their Christian faith. ‘They are a source of courage, support and inspiration, and we are a stronger,… Read more