Devotion

Listening to the Voice of Creation

We have entered the Season of Creation. Each year from 1 September to 4 October the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration.

The Race Marked Out for Us

Following the Olympics, Eric Liddell kept running his Christian race. But what about us? Are we running ‘the race marked out for us’?

I Remember the Good Old Days – Part 3

I remember the good old days…but sometimes we old people need to remember that the good old days weren’t always that good.

I Remember the Good Old Days – Part 2

I remember the good old days…but sometimes we old people need to remember that the good old days weren’t always that good.

I Remember the Good Old Days (Part 1)

I remember the good old days…but sometimes we old people need to remember that the good old days weren’t always that good.

In the valleys the Lord travels with us!

We yearn for mountain top experiences. The good news of Jesus explains that he will always be present with us in the highs and lows of life. Bishop Paul Smith writes on the story of the Transfiguration and the hope this brings to the human heart.

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord. (Psalm 150)

“Give thanks in all circumstances”. Bishop Paul Smith reflects on how God’s “signature” of the cross reminds that God is gracious and merciful and is active and present in the world.

Here Am I Lord – I Have Heard You Calling on My Name

What makes someone pack up their goods and chattels, and with their family and maybe pets, travel far away from home to study Lutheran theology in Adelaide?

Walking in the Most Colourful Way

It was the most colourful celebration of our common life as people of the Lutheran Church in Queensland. Walkers, young and old, came from all over our Queensland District.

Applying Ginger Nuts to Our Mission

You might be surprised to learn that there is no single variety of the famous Arnotts’ Ginger Nut biscuits. As the Arnotts Company makes its Ginger Nut biscuits considering each ‘regional culture’ of Australia, so too, we people of the Church of Jesus Christ, are sent to bear the Gospel to others.