Welcome to Here She Stands, the podcast where Lutheran women from across Australia come together as a community, sharing stories and testifying to God’s goodness. We do this so that when the tribulations of this world try to push us down, each woman can hold firm to the Word of God and confidently say, “Here I stand, I can do no other.”

Hello and welcome to the pre-launch episode of Here She Stands, a brand new podcast for Australian Lutheran women!

Join us as we chat to Georgie Grieger an artist who shares a bit of her story, chats to us about art and beauty in the church and Lutheran art in general.

Georgies art instagram is @georgieartvitae

She runs an international website for Lutheran artists: https://lutheranartsinternational.wordpress.com/database/

And there's a Facebook group: Lutheran & Religious Art

https://www.facebook.com/groups/371863823006638/?ref=share

Books Georgie recommends that were mentioned:

State of the Art by Gene Veith

In Defense of the True, The Good & The Beautiful by Jordan Cooper

Beauty & Catechesis by Gaven Mize

The essay she mentioned credit:

Sacred Space & Contemporary Art by Grete Refsum

https://artway.eu/content.php?id=1098&lang=en&action=show

Today's interview is with Claire Kleinig. Claire is the wife of Lutheran scholar, author, and theologian, Dr. John Kleinig. Dr. Kleinig's work has influenced many across the world and today we get the privilege of hearing Claire's side of the story.

SHOW NOTES

Websites

Dr. John Kleinig - https://www.johnkleinig.com/

Books

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

God’s Word for Today by Ole Hallesby

Let God Be God! An Interpretation of the Theology of Martin Luther by Philip Watson

Abide in Christ by Andrew Murray

Concordia Commentary Series by Concordia Publishing House https://www.cph.org/

In today's episode we chat with Meg Pearce from Adelaide, South Australia. Meg is a Lutheran pastor's wife, as well as a church musician and singer. Please join us as she shares her story, talks about her music, and dives into the topic of caring for dying loved ones.

Music

Father of the Eternal Son - https://youtu.be/AcDB9DPphas

Words by Rev Dr Stephen Pietsch and music by Meg Pearce

Performed by Joshua Krieg and Meg Pearce

Join us as we chat to Kathleen Mills and her role as deaconness in a Lutheran Church here in Australia! What is a deaconness? How does this role fit into the church? How does it fit into life as a wife and mum? Join us as we dive into the world of mercy care.

Here is the interview with Pastor Josh Pfeiffer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpbWx59x4HE

And the True Deaconess Spirit for you to download:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1STIXsunHzo2h0M19sxGSCLHSdKpWlkgk/view?usp=sharing

In today's episode, Sonja takes a break from hosting and sits in the guest's chair to share her story. She talks about growing up on the mission field, becoming Lutheran, and how she learnt to embrace her vocation as a pastor's wife.

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Come and join us as we talk with Melanie Wittwer from Creative Word Fellowship (aka CWF). CWF is a Lutheran teaching mission that works to help people understand their Bibles. Not only will MeIanie talk about the incredible work and future plans of CWF, but she will also discuss the importance of biblical literacy and why theology is not just for pastors and theologians.

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Creative Word Fellowship

Website - https://cwfellowship.net/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CWfellowship

2023 Speak Lord Conferences

There will be two conferences held this year in Hamilton (VIC) and Adelaide (SA). The guest speaker this year will be Pastor Bryan Wolfmueller from St Paul Lutheran Church and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Church in Austin, Texas (USA).

Register for a conference here - https://cwfellowship.net/speak-lord-2023-hope-found-in-jesus-christ-and-him-crucified/

Bryan Wolfmueller’s website - https://wolfmueller.co/

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