Living Faithfully

For many of us, after a lifetime in the Scriptures and an eternity listening to sermons, it is tempting to think that we know what each passage is about.

You are my sure HOPE – the Rock on which you build Your church. I am glad of the HOPE you have placed in my heart…

Two ladies in their 90s who recently moved into residential aged care with Lutheran Services in Queensland are enjoying new experiences and connections – spiritual and social.

Unity is a gift. It has already been given to the church. We don’t need to come up with it. We don’t need strategic plans to attain it. Our unity is a gift given to us in Christ.

As the son of a preacher who is the son of a preacher, church was always a major factor in my life. But I never felt at home, or at peace.

‘The Rule of St Benedict’ is a wisdom document that was written over 1500 years ago yet it still has a lot to offer for our times.

We draw our collective breaths at atrocities committed on the world stage. When challenges occur closer to home however, the pain becomes personal.

In church we are reminded that we are children of the light. However the peace from believing this has often eluded me.

Anzac Day is perhaps the most ‘holy’ day of the year in modern secular Australia. We get up early to remember. We make pilgrimages—some even to the distant shores of Gallipoli.

Once again, humanity greets Easter amid ongoing conflicts and the displacement of people across the globe. Many suffer in the shadow of war, others are uprooted due to strife, and some face the aftermath of natural disasters, such as our community in Wujal Wujal.