Sounds of silence – reflections on a retreat
Driving up the dirt road to the Brahma Kumaris Spiritual Learning Centre at the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, I begin to feel quite apprehensive.
Finding truth in Australia Day
A“Day of Mourning” held in the early part of last century. Leaflets warned that: “aborigines and persons of Aboriginal blood only are invited to attend.” The deepest thinking we do is metaphorical.
The price of a bargain
By Bindy Taylor The connection between clothing production and human trafficking has been one of the world’
Yurora – National Christian Youth Convention (NCYC)
“Faith is a practical thing,” Julian Hamilton, of the Methodist Church of Ireland, preached on the third day of Yuróra. “We must perform the text, and when we do God turns up.
Op Santa work recognised
Dawn Howie and Adelle Merrall Two members of the Echuca Uniting Church have been recognised fo
Faith in the face of hatred
I thought I was prepared for the hardest situations. I’d thought through my responses for revelations of horrific crimes, for skewed morals and screwed theological justifications.
The grandeur of God
My Macquarie (Australian) Dictionary doesn’t have the word ‘reck’, although it has ‘reckless’. The general secretary’s Concise Oxford Dictionary does have it though.
Christmas – the way of a stranger
Adoration of the Magi Altarpiece, left hand predella panel depicting Rest during The Flight into Egypt. Christianity is a faith with rough edges.
Witnessing the work of the UCAF
Rev Alistair Macrae and Joan Waters Faith, Work and Witness, a history of the UCAF, was recently launched by Rev Alistair Macrae in Melbourne.
Come ye to Bethlehem – and behold the ‘little town’ circa 2013
As we read each year, Joseph and Mary made their long journey, compelled by a census. It became a journey of joy as Mary gave birth to a baby whom we call the Prince of Peace.
Breakfast for a good cause
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle and CEO Rob Evers Last month Melbourne was enthralled by the Spring Racing Ca