Australia’s filthy little secret
“Drunken night ends with woman stabbed in the heart” “Luke Batty death challenges us to address violence” “Husband charged over wife’s murder in Bankstown” “Teenage girl gang-raped by six men in Sydney park” These are ju
No action on foreign bribes
In 2013, Uniting Church members sent postcards and wrote letters to the Labor Government Attorney Ge
Hope for the future in the past
Hope for Justice & Reconciliation by Howard Wallace and John Bottomley, United Academic Press, Melbourne, 2012 Review by Rev Richard Arnold In this thought-provoking book, the authors reflect on a turbulent period
Making dreams come true
Johan Hoogduyn (pilot) with Reg Evison For almost half a century, Uniting AgeWell resident Reg Evison
Family ties
Some years ago I bought a turquoise Toyota Paseo (pictured). This was not a very common car, but suddenly they were everywhere and my friends and family thought they saw me in all corners of the city.
Lenten appeal
For many years, the annual Lenten Appeal of the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania has offered an opportunity to support a range of community outreach programs.
Retirement of Rev Dr Ian Breward
In December last year, a luncheon was held at the Elsternwick RSL to farewell Rev Dr Ian Breward (pictured)
Prioritise
A brother came to Desert Father Abba Theodore and began to converse with him about things that he had never put into practice.
Warm welcome in Swan Hill
L-R April Robinson, Jill Ruzbacky, Aja and Paul Dau with their children, Sarah Tomilson Towards the end of last year I had the privilege of accepting an invitation from the Swan Hill Uniting Church to visit their church
Good news for all?
In November last year, during the annual Preaching and Ministry Conference held at the Centre for Theology and Ministry, Rev Dr Santhosh Kumar (pictured) delivered the JD Northey Lecture.
A raw message for Sacred Edge
Initially, when Mariam Issa (pictured) and her family arrived in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton 15 years ago, it was the incongruous mix that it sounds. “I was very much out of place,” she said.