Living Faithfully

Milton Eckermann was the founding Coordinator of Lutheran Community Care, established in the late 1990s by the Lutheran Church of Australia Queensland District.

Ordained 20 June 1954 (Bruning, Nebraska US); served Papua New Guinea (1954–1972), Ropeley Qld (1972–1977), Maryborough Qld (1977–1991); retired 26 January 1991; died 27 June 2025;

It is in front of us, long season of green. Some may say this is boring – nothing but green. But what do I see?

In today’s world, many people feel lonely, uncertain, and overwhelmed. There is a deep hunger for meaning, connection, and peace.

This year’s Synod focuses on our strategic charter, and at its heart are five open doors; doors Christ has already unlocked for us.

Pentecost season raises the subject of the Holy Spirit, and His actions in our lives and the impact on us.

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…

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.

I have signed an open letter from the Heads of Churches expressing solidarity with the Australian Jewish community in response to recent antisemitic attacks.

Fear shuts doors; it speaks too soon or cannot say; knows what it cannot; hardens hearts to truth and clenches fists to fight…