Attending the recent opening ceremony of the 33rd Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG) was an overwhelming experience – but not because it lasted approximately six hours or because there were an estimated 10,000 people present.
We can never comprehend the power of the Holy Spirit to turn a seemingly small act of kindness into a love-filled, life-changing gift. But that was what small a packet of homemade honey biscuits represented for Craig*, a recent inmate at the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC).
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For centuries Christian bishops have been commissioning new music, both for worship and bringing the church together in celebration of God’s gifts to us. Newly installed Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand, Pastor Paul Smith, is no different.
https://thelutheran.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/220301-Old-traditions-new-musi-singing-the-best-of-both-worlds.jpg450800Elise Mattiskehttps://www.agencies.lca.org.au/thelutheran/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2020/08/the-lutheran-logo.jpgElise Mattiske2022-02-28 16:55:552022-02-28 16:55:55Old traditions, new music: singing the best of both worlds
PNG synod an ‘overwhelming experience’
Attending the recent opening ceremony of the 33rd Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG) was an overwhelming experience – but not because it lasted approximately six hours or because there were an estimated 10,000 people present.
Sharing love is no small bickies
We can never comprehend the power of the Holy Spirit to turn a seemingly small act of kindness into a love-filled, life-changing gift. But that was what small a packet of homemade honey biscuits represented for Craig*, a recent inmate at the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC).
Old traditions, new music: singing the best of both worlds
For centuries Christian bishops have been commissioning new music, both for worship and bringing the church together in celebration of God’s gifts to us. Newly installed Bishop of the Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand, Pastor Paul Smith, is no different.