Feb2026
Theological Foundations – LCA Child Safety Standard 8
This month we consider how we manage risk in our congregational life. This is for all ministry areas, but here we are specifically thinking about how it relates to our… Read more
Feb2026
Ash Wednesday
At our Ash Wednesday services, we hear an Old Testament reading from the prophet Joel: “Blow the trumpet in Zion; sound the alarm on my holy mountain! … the day… Read more
Jan2026
Summer Camp 2026
LYV’s “Summer Camp 2026” was an incredible week filled with fun, faith, and fellowship. This year, 43 campers and 21 leaders/personnel gathered at Araluen Lutheran Camp in Anglesea during the… Read more
Jan2026
Theological Foundations – LCA Child Safety Standard 7
The greatest command is the command to love (Matthew 22:36–40). As receivers of God’s love in Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit, we also willingly respond to… Read more
Jan2026
One Body, One Hope
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, to the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ… Read more
Dec2025
Theological Foundations – LCA Child Safety Standard 6
Continuing our focus on the Scriptural basis for our Child Safety Standards, this month we consider how we manage our reports and complaints processes. Because human beings are imperfect, methods… Read more
Dec2025
Be alert for scams this Christmas
Christmas is a time of great joy and generous giving, but it is also a time of year when scammers are particularly active. The Australian Government’s National Anti-Scam Centre statistics… Read more
Dec2025
Neighbours and our This N That Op Shop
40 years and 9 months of the television show ‘Neighbours’ came to an end on Thursday 11th December. But what is the relevance? Channel 0/10 Studios were on Springvale Road… Read more
Dec2025
Chinese Alpha Graduation
The 11th of August 2025 was a special date for the Nunawading-Waverley Lutheran Church in Glen Waverley, Victoria. After more than three months of learning about God and faith and… Read more
Dec2025
Lutherans standing with our fellow Australians of the Jewish faith
On Tuesday evening, I was privileged to join multifaith representatives and leaders to support those of the Jewish faith who were gathering in Melbourne at Federation Square. In the wake… Read more









