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Sarah Hoff-Zweck shares her journey from Lutheran educator to LYQ Ministry Lead and SMP Candidate in 2026.

During Christmas, many of us gathered around the dinner table. We sat beside those whose opinions or beliefs are different from ours. This metaphor speaks directly to the season our Church is in now.

Have you ever stopped to consider how much you’ve been blessed? I mean really taking the time to think about everything you are grateful for?

Asmy sense of hearing awakens me on Christmas Eve morning
I become aware of a magpie song echoing all around and ascending to God, and the harmony when other magpies contribute to the sound.

It’s been a long, long road! And I know who has carried me the whole way: the ‘He’ who ain’t heavy, and who is my brother.

Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and continues to Epiphany on January 6. Christmas lights have started to appear…

I was sitting on my balcony And the night was kind and cool All of a sudden I saw God the Holy Spirit Circling the moon

As Kelly, Madi and I wait for our baby to be born, which is (according to Kelly) hopefully sooner rather than later, we’re learning a lot about patience.

This might be hyperbolic, but I wouldn’t be surprised if heaven wasn’t a little like the Australian Conference for Lutheran Education (ACLE) in Brisbane this year.

As many of you will know, the nation of Papua New Guinea recently celebrated 50 years since its independence in 1975. However you may not know the legacy of the church’s mission to this island nation.