Living Faithfully

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

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

We have come to realise that things are not going back to the way they were. For many years now, the church has been wrestling with its place in our communities, our culture at large and within the lives of people that used to attend our services. All this was before 2020.

For many in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales, our Lenten journey began full of ‘toils and snares, potholes and adversaries.’

Russell’s role as Director, Chaplaincy & Ministry Development for Lutheran Services involves help staff unpack what our Lutheran theology and identity look like in everyday life. Here he shares and example.