I’ve been thinking about the story of Easter from the perspective of Jesus’ friends, family, and followers. I am trying to sense into the grief, hopelessness, and loss they must have experienced, not only the death of someone they loved deeply, respected, trusted, followed, hung out with, relied upon, but also to witness the brutality
It was great to see that a number of Lutheran learning communities attended the AISSA Governance Conference on the 17th March. The conference provided some valuable and challenging information on a number of key topics that boards face in the current environment. Some of the key take-outs for me were as follows: How do we
This coming Sunday is traditionally referred to as Palm Sunday – the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey as a symbol of a king coming in peace. What I find interesting about this is the voice of the crowd. As Jesus rides into town the crowd shouted,Praise God for the Son of
The sale of hot cross buns in supermarkets seems to occur earlier each year, and in 2022, the first buns appeared on the 26th of December, hardly a breath away from the Christmas festivities. The reaction and views to this ‘new tradition’ is quite diverse, from “Ridiculous!”, to “The cross has certain significance which is
The Last Daughter is Brenda Matthews’ true story of love, loss, and reconnection. After being raised by a white family, a young girl is taken away and returned to the Aboriginal family she didn’t know. Decades later, she’s on a journey to discover where she truly belongs. This documentary meets the cross-curriculum priority to teach
The Principals and Directors met at Calvary Lutheran Primary School on Monday the 20th of February. We welcomed our new members: Heidi Hansen (Redeemer Lutheran Primary School in Nuriootpa) Karen Leese (St John’s Lutheran School in Eudunda) Greg Miller (Crossways Lutheran School in Ceduna) We also acknowledged Peter Pearse in his role as Acting Principal
The start of the year provides a great opportunity to explore our aspirations for the year ahead. “What is it that I want to create for personal well-being, relationships and my work?” This image, which was shared as part of our spiritual retreat made me laugh out loud as it was so relevant to me.
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There is nothing like a mountain top experience. Whether it be the views from Whistler Mountain in the Canadian Rockies, Montserrat in the Spanish Alps, or even the Mount Lofty Summit viewing platform (after a hike up from Waterfall Gully or a drive up the leafy summit road), the views are always amazing. One can’t
I was privileged to be able to experience the musical, Phantom of the Opera, in Melbourne during the recent holidays. An additional joy was to watch two old scholars from one of our learning communities, Faith Lutheran College, perform in the musical (one as the lead character, The Phantom). For those not familiar with the
