Honours for North-West Tasmania churchwomen
Mavis Rowlands When long-time Burnie Uniting Church member Mavis Rowlands was informed she had been successfully nominated for an Order of Australia Medal (OAM), her first instinct was to not accept it.
For the slave is his money
REVIEW BY MARK ZIRNSAK BOOK | HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THE BIBLE AND THE CHURCH | MARION L S CARSON THIS book has two sections.
New reality of reconciliation
Language carries layers of meaning and shapes our imaginations. ‘Ash Wednesday’ in Australia calls to mind the bushfire season. We are attuned to the attendant media images of potential destruction.
Letters to the editor – March 2017
Unclear reflection There are times when I hesitate to take Crosslight home because I cannot understand a lot of what is written.
When things get messy
Friday Forum Your views on the news One Nation it seems is growing in respectability.
Melbourne appeal raises 47 tonnes of food for vulnerable locals
For the 25th year, Melburnians have united to support families and individuals facing crisis, donating 47 tonnes of food and essential items to Wesley Mission Victoria’s annual Food for Families appeal.
Tails of hope and despair
FILM | A STREET CAT NAMED BOB | PG Review by BARBARA ALLEN Loosely based on James Bowen’s 2012 autobiography, A Street Cat Named Bob, this movie is about the relationship between a homeless man and a cat.
Removing the labels of faith
By Semisi Kailahi One thing that young people of different faiths often have in common is a concern over how religious labels define and limit the way that others see them.
Espousing the love of God
Valentine’s Day came two days early to Western Heights Uniting Church this year, with the local minister demonstrating the love of God in the most profoundly personal manner by letting someone else give the sermon and pe
Honouring the Apology: We need a new way
This article by Rev Dr Chris Buddon marks the ninth anniversary of the National Apology over the Stolen Generations.
Rough justice?
FRIDAY FORUM From Thursday next week the public can make submissions on the City of Melbourne Council’s move to virtually ban homeless people from living in the CBD.
UCA calls for an end to credit-fuelled gambling
The ethical investing arm of the Uniting Church, UCA Funds Management, has called on Australia’s four big banks to immediately stop credit cards being used for online gambling after the country’s major banking associatio