October 2016 Crosslight now available
For more than 50 years, CBM (formerly Christian Blind Mission) has helped restore sight to millions of people throughout the world.
Faith-filled friendships essential ingredient for breaking down Islamophobia
Alys Gagnon and April Robinson from the synod’s Uniting Through Faiths unit at an interfaith balloon event in Bendigo to show their support for their Muslim neighbours.
Hope and healing in South Sudan
Rev Michael Oban Obat is determined to rebuild South Sudan following a bloody civil war that left tens of thousands of casualties and displaced more than a million people.
Caring for carers – Mental Health Week events
VicTas moderator Rev Sharon Hollis is inviting congregation members to join her for a series of community events during Mental Health Week (9-15 October).
UnitingCare Australia welcomes investment approach to welfare reform
UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of the Try, Test and Learn Fund as part of its vision to overhaul the welfare system.
Resilience in the rain
Image by Veronica Bradley Nestled on the banks of the Avoca River, the regional town of Charlton in Victoria’s north-west was one of the communities affected by last week’s floods.
Belated blessing
Clare Maynard, Bridie Maynard, Abigail Maynard and Prof Kate Warner In the 65 years from 1788 in Australia, 25,655 women were transported from Britain and Ireland as convicts.
Global summit on refugees
Leaders from around the world will gather at New York on Monday to discuss the international response to the global refugee crisis.
Caring for carers
I have written and spoken before about my partner Michael’s depression and anxiety and his death.
Bethlehem mayor wants more than prayers for peace
DAVID SOUTHWELL As she prepares to leave office, Bethlehem’s first female mayor has made an impassioned plea for peace and justice for the besieged city and the wider region.
The legacy of Augustine
Review by Nick Mattiske BOOK | ON AUGUSTINE | ROWAN WILLIAMS Born in 354 AD, Saint Augustine was a modern thinker, relentless in his inquiring, and insightful on the formation of the self, traits that endear him to the s