United in love
Dilan in Jaffna with their new engagement rings. Last year, eight Australians from the Sri Lankan diaspora travelled back to their homeland on a trip organised through the synod’s Uniting Journeys program.
The Uniting Church: gestation and birth
D’ARCY WOOD In June this year the Uniting Church in Australia will celebrate its 40th anniversary. Throughout 2017 Crosslight will bring you stories from the first four decades reflecting the diversity of the church.
Faith in work
REVIEW BY STEVEN CRUMP BOOK SET | THE LABOUR OF LOVE: LENTEN STUDIES ON FOLLOWING CHRIST AT WORK | JOHN BOTTOMLEY This series of Lenten Studies provides an opportunity to reflect on God’s presence in our daily work – pai
Agenda for change
More than 70 people attended an ‘open space technology’ forum in late November to have their say on major organisational changes underway in the Vic/Tas synod.
Finding your voice, telling your stories
SWEE ANN KOH I found my voice in this church only in the recent past. I had become frustrated with the huge gap between the rhetoric (‘the Uniting Church in Australia is a multicultural church’) and my lived experiences.
Uniting mission
Rev John Clarke (pictured) has joined the Uniting team in Victoria and Tasmania as the director of mission.
The energy and joy of Yurora
I’m writing this column the day after Yurora 17 (NCYC). I am tired of body but full of joy as I reflect on this inspiring gathering of a thousand young people from across the Uniting Church.
Sixty years of Somers
In late June, Somers Camp will be celebrating 60 years of providing a fun-filled environment for children to explore issues of faith and for young people to develop leadership abilities.
Tales of vision and mission
REV DAVID WITHERS “This is a time when we believe … the Spirit is calling us forward to new things and back to the hope in the Gospel of Jesus” These words from the Major Strategic Review (MSR) Report to Synod 2016 caug
Poh lends a hand once more
Poh Ling Yeow might be known for her quirkily inventive cross-cultural style in the kitchen but at this time of year there’s one staple she’s happy to see served up hundreds of times – the simple pancake.
Down-to-earth advice
REVIEW BY CATH JAMES BOOK | COMING BACK TO EARTH | JONATHAN CORNFORD It is rare to find a book that challenges the reader to confront ethical decisions about how to live and engage in social change while recognising ther
Creation stories
Patricia Piccinini, Sphinx 2012 REVIEW BY GARTH JONES MUSEUM | ON THE ORIGIN OF ART, MUSEUM OF OLD AND NEW ART, HOBART TASMANIA To paraphrase Monty Python’s Life of Brian, MONA Museum figurehead David Walsh is not the ar