Aug2023
Dwelling in God’s word: mission-shaped prayer
by Jacob Traeger
One theologian has described mission as being caught up in the ‘heartbeat of God’. One of the most important ways in which we’re drawn into God’s heartbeat is prayer.
Jun2023
Dwelling in God’s word: lessons from the early church
by Matt Schubert
My home church, Rockingham Mandurah Lutheran in Perth, weathered a two-year pastoral vacancy in 2014–2015. If you’ve been part of a long vacancy, you won’t be surprised to hear it was a time of exhaustion, frustration and currents of disunity.
Apr2023
Dwelling in God’s word: Easter freedom
by Matt Bishop
I serve in a suburban parish that 50 years ago planted a Lutheran primary school to be a missional community. In my everyday calling, I have the joy of being invited into that school to proclaim God’s freedom.
Feb2023
Dwelling in God’s word: the foundation of our hope
by Richard Fox
Many people are looking for hope to cope with, deal with and be set free from the things happening in their lives that may make them feel despondent, that they have no hope.
Dec2022
Dwelling in God’s word: the mystery of the incarnation
by Nathan Hedt
The incarnation is one of the great mysteries of the Christian faith. A mystery is not something unknowable, but rather something infinitely knowable. A mystery always has more depth to discover and more wonder to dwell in.
Nov2022
Dwelling in God’s word: valuing and connecting with people living with disability
by John van Ruth
In our world view, disability is an abnormal part of a normal world. In Christ’s view, disability is a normal part of an abnormal world.