Here She Stands

Podcast by Sonja and Lexy

Here She Stands

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 come knocking, each woman can hold firm to the Word of God and confidently say, “Here I stand, I can do no other.”

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Latest episodes

18 August 2025

Episode #41 Exploring Poetry and How It Can Teach the Faith with Lisa Cooper

Lisa Cooper is a poet and writer from Ithaca, New York. In this episode she talks about her new poetry book, Hasty Corporeal Ink, which was published in November 2024.

Lisa also delves into many poetry-related topics, including the different poetic forms she uses in her book and how Christians use poetry to teach the faith. She also treats us by reading aloud a selection of her poems. Enjoy!

Purchase ‘Hasty Corporeal Ink’

https://www.amazon.com.au/Hasty-Corporeal-Ink-Lisa-Cooper-ebook/dp/B0DNGDZ9YC

Lisa’s Website

https://www.lkcooper.com/about.html

Recommended Lutheran Poets

Madelyn Rose Craig - https://madelynrosecraig.com/

Alexander Ogden - https://substack.com/@theundergroundseminarian

Listen to Flame

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQ9zxHXES05sJ0RigMvCrQ

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28 July 2025

Episode #40 Singing the Faith with Sandra Rhein

Sandra Rhein is an LCMS deaconess and sacred music educator from Indiana, USA. In October 2025, she will be coming to Australia to be a guest speaker at the She Prays Women’s Retreats. These retreats are a collaboration between Creative Word Fellowship and Here She Stands and will be held in both Victoria and South Australia.

Listen in as Sandra shares a little bit about herself, her work, and her passion for the Lutheran hymnal. She will also give us a sneak peak into what she will be teaching at the retreats.

Find out more or register for a She Prays Retreat:

https://cwfellowship.net/she-prays/

Find our more about Creative Word Fellowship:

https://cwfellowship.net/

Find Here She Stands

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09 June 2025

Here We Stand - Together

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02 June 2025

Episode #39 Prayer, Patience and Awaiting God's Timing with Elizabeth Matuschka

In this uplifting final episode of Season 4, Sonja chats with Elizabeth Matuschka, a pastor's wife, midwife, and mother from Rainbow, Victoria. Elizabeth shares how she became Lutheran and discusses her life in Rainbow, where her husband serves multiple congregations. She also shares her journey of becoming a mother despite facing years of fertility challenges, and how prayer and patience in God's timing carried her through.

FIND HERE SHE STANDS

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12 May 2025

Episode #38 The Diverse Work of a Deaconess with Elizabeth Jentz

Elizabeth Jentz, an American deaconess, loves to travel the world and serve others. She came to Australia earlier this year where she met up with Lexy and presented talks on deaconesses to the Tasmanian Lutherans.

In this episode, Elizabeth shares her testimony of becoming Lutheran, why she decided to become a deaconess, and how she serves women in the sex industry.

Elizabeth’s deaconess presentation in Hobart, Tasmania:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HKAcCrcUNc&t=2782s

Ministries for women in the sex industry:

Light in Darkness Ministry (USA)

https://lightindarknessministry.com/

Rahab Ministries (Australia)

https://www.rahab.com.au/

HERE SHE STANDS

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21 April 2025

Episode #37 New Augsburg & Fiction's Place in the Church with Christa Petzold

Christa Petzold is a LCMS pastor’s wife, homeschool mum, PHD student and published author from Illinois, USA.

Her non-fiction books, Journey Through Church History, Gathered by Christ: The Overlooked Gift of Church, and Male and Female: Embracing Your Role in God’s Design are all available from Concordia Publishing House (https://www.cph.org/christa-petzold).

In today’s episode, Christa talks about her new romance trilogy, New Augsburg. She shares the inspiration and purpose behind these novels, as well as delves into how fiction, especially Lutheran fiction, can edify and build the Church.

SHOW NOTES

Christa’s Website:

https://christapetzold.com/

Purchase Christa’s Non-Fiction Books:

https://www.cph.org/christa-petzold

Purchase Christa’s New Augsburg Trilogy:

https://www.amazon.com.au/New-Augsburg-Book-Christa-Petzold/dp/B0CLYQ962Q/ref=pd_bxgy_d_sccl_1/358-5023182-2326968?pd_rd_w=hgXqz&content-id=amzn1.sym.1c6f9587-494b-47bd-8f5c-bac92bc069c7&pf_rd_p=1c6f9587-494b-47bd-8f5c-bac92bc069c7&pf_rd_r=FB5ZP5RPW7XN1Z8QR36F&pd_rd_wg=uWn8m&pd_rd_r=f7538437-335f-4e71-88f2-faea7931b078&pd_rd_i=B0CLYQ962Q&psc=1

List of Lutheran Fiction Writers:

Rachel Kovaciny - http://www.rachelkovaciny.com/
Katie Schuermann - https://katieschuermann.com/
Sarah Baughman - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sarah-Baughman/author/B017VCE9XI?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
Lisa Clark - https://www.cph.org/the-messengers-series-set-of-3
Christina Hergenrader - https://christinahergenrader.com/books/

HERE SHE STANDS

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