Apr2025
Everyone passes through Gethsemane
Everyone passes through Gethsemane, my mother to me said. Those words stay in my heart. I knew that she had sweated blood; had times alone in agony…
Mar2025
A school trip, a cyclone and the kindness of ‘family’
I want to tell you a story about the very best parts of being connected to the body of Christ, and the limb that is the Lutheran Church of Australia.
Feb2025
Heads of Churches open letter regarding recent antisemitic attacks
I have signed an open letter from the Heads of Churches expressing solidarity with the Australian Jewish community in response to recent antisemitic attacks.
Jan2025
Be the risen life in us
Fear shuts doors; it speaks too soon or cannot say; knows what it cannot; hardens hearts to truth and clenches fists to fight…
Dec2024
Finding hope in the names of Jesus
As we enter the season of Advent, we are invited to pause and reflect amidst the hustle and bustle of modern life.
Sep2024
Listening one another into free speech
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.
Aug2024
Hope Unlimited
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…
Jul2024
Lutheran worship connects aged care residents – with God and each other
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.
Jul2024
Unity: A gift given to us in Christ
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.
Jul2024
Our Community of Grace
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.