Cheer up, it’s not all bad
I’VE just finished class. It’s nearly 3 pm. Wednesdays are always busy – university from 9 am to 3 pm and I won’t be home until 9:45 pm tonight.
Anzac and Synod 2013
Thanks AS a mover of the original synod proposal in 2011, my thanks to Mark Zirnsak and other committee members for the production of the report on Afghanistan, with its careful suggestions about developing a just peace.
There’s no place like home
‘Oh, but anyway, Toto, we’re home. Home! And this is my room, and you’re all here.
Trading places
Holy Switch Compass ABC1 Review by Larry Marshall WOULD you swap your Christian home for two weeks and step into the shoes of a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Muslim or a Jew? Are you adventurous enough to discover the unknown an
A world apart
Paul Dau WHEN foreign conflicts flicker on our TV screens, our attention is often quickly pushed to the next ad break or reality renovation, singing or cooking show.
A Sri Lankan pilgrim tale
By Larry Marshall “Pilgrimage touches on many aspects of human existence, signifying not only a physical journey to a special place but also an inner spiritual journey.
From little things…
Quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is a small grain which is gaining international attention due to its high protein content and potential role in achieving the Millennium Development Goal to eradicate extreme poverty and hung
Robinson etches name in record book with Gift success
Andrew Robinson at Scotch Oakburn Junior School Assembly three days after the win In Australian sport there are few events as iconic as the Stawell Gift.
A lesson for us all
Lord Mayor Robert Doyle with Year 9 Billanook student Sam Lawson. For many young teens, their first trip unsupervised on public transport is something of a right-of-passage.
Farewell and thank you
By the time you read this column I’ll probably have already installed Dan Wootton as moderator. It’s been an incredible gift to have been moderator for the last three years and eight months.
Easter reflections
“Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks the disciples. There was a time when I could answer that question with great clarity and confidence.
He is risen
Rev Peter Blackwood paints icons, religious artwork in the tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church. In line with tradition he paints in egg tempera (raw pigment mixed with egg yolk and vodka) onto linen on timber panel.