The Lutheran reveals how God’s love comes to life in the families, congregations and communities of the LCA/NZ.
The Lutheran tells the stories of our people in the church with profound honesty and frankness – there’s no glossing over the tough issues.
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Loyalty points for Lois
We are blessed to have many loyal readers in The Lutheran family. One such subscriber is Lois Rathjen, who her daughter Kaye says has ’possibly read every word of every copy’ since our LCA magazine was first published in 1967. An active member of the Lutheran Church all her life, Lois has been part of congregations at Natimuk, Vic, Koonibba, SA, Henty, NSW, Maitland, SA, Nhill, Vic, and Loxton, SA. She moved to the SA Riverland in the 1980s, when her late husband Eric was called as principal of Loxton Lutheran School. Set to turn 97 in May this year, the loving mum, grandmother and great-grandmother is ‘still shining for Jesus and still blessing others’, says Kaye.
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‘I love the way The Lutheran openly proclaims the gospel as it should be, encouraging and uplifting all readers that our God calls and gifts us for his purposes in his kingdom. I’m excited to hear diverse stories of our own people where the life-giving love of God is embraced and put into practice!’
I’m one of the older generation but, I hope these days with a renewed understanding and vision for ’the Church’. I consider The Lutheran is a very valuable resource to assist our daily walk going forward.
I enjoy reading about all the various ministries initiatives happening around Australia, New Zealand and beyond which I may not ever hear about if it wasn’t for The Lutheran.
Our copy of The Lutheran arrived today and I would like you to know how much we appreciate reading it. You present the lifesaving power of the gospel. You present such a positive church which is encouraging us to keep supporting people.
As the magazine of the Lutheran Church of Australia (incorporating the Lutheran Church of New Zealand), The Lutheran informs the members of the LCA about the church’s teaching, life, mission and people, helping them to grow in faith and commitment to Jesus Christ.
The Lutheran also provides a forum for a range of opinions, which do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editor or the policies of the Lutheran Church of Australia. The Lutheran is a member of the Australasian Religious Press Association and as such subscribes to its journalistic and editorial codes of conduct.
