Siren song of a secular Easter
Friday Forum Your views on the news Next week, the AFL will break a century-long tradition when it hosts its first-ever footy match on Good Friday.
Moderator’s Easter message 2017
Of the many New Testament accounts of Easter, I want to reflect on the story of Mary Magdalene as she walks to Jesus’ tomb lost, hopeless, grieving.
Drug debate bogged down in cynical politics
This piece by UnitingCare ReGen CEO Laurence Alvis originally appeared on social health policy site Croakey.
Journey into darkness
For most people, heavy rain falls like a curtain that restricts what they can perceive around them.
Support for cyclone and flood victims
President of the Uniting Church in Australia Stuart McMillan has asked church members to lend their support for communities suffering in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie.
April 2017 Crosslight now available
Indigenous artist Miriam Simon’s depiction of the Fifth Station of the Cross is just one of the many artworks featured in Our Mob: God’s Story.
Perspectives on Easter
Lead us not into temptation Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word, that comes from the mouth of God.
Mark’s form guide
Friday Forum Your views on the news Mark Latham’s Twitter account has a horse racing pictorial theme and it has come galloping back into life since his latest sacking.
Cake and candles for 200 years
Victoria’s Parliament House was presented with a Contemporary English Version (CEV) Bible at a special event to mark the 200th anniversary of the Bible Society on Wednesday.
QLD synod launches Cyclone Debbie appeal
Queensland moderator Rev David Baker has asked Uniting Church members to support the people of North Queensland as they face the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie.
Surrendering to an overwhelming sense of Welcome
An emotional Welcome to Country ceremony set the scene for the recent Surrender conference, where hundreds of Christians from a wide variety of denominations gathered to be inspired, equipped and challenged to embody Ch
Last child abuse public hearing to ask why institutions failed
Photo: Jeremy Piper The question of why incidents of child sexual abuse have been reported from 4000 institutions, and what effect this had on the survivors, will be the focus of the last week of public hearings by a roy