By John Emmett
Church properties. We drive past, stand in front, meet outside, are gathered into and dismissed from them. They become familiar, loved places. What is our understanding of church properties – places where worship, formation, witness and service have often been associated with Godly encounters? Sometimes, the spaces and architecture of Church property, together with memories ...
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst | Andrew Jarecki | MA
Review by Tim Lam
“I did not tell the whole truth. Nobody tells the whole truth.”
These words were uttered by reclusive real-estate heir and triple murder suspect Robert Durst in the HBO documentary The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.
Fresh from a successful Melbourne concert at Haileybury College on 12 September, the Sri Lanka Harmony Choir, ConChord, was a huge hit in Sydney one week later.
Singing in English, Tamil, Sinhalese and even Welsh, the choir brought the 350 strong audience in Sydney to its feet with a finale of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujiah’. A vibrant encore ...
In September, I gathered with 31 other participants in Bangkok for a seminar co-hosted by the World Council of Churches and the Council for World Mission. We met together to consider the official 2013 World Council of Churches statement on mission, titled Together Towards Life: Mission and Evangelism in Changing Landscapes (TTL).
Hobart’s Scots Memorial Mission Club is celebrating its centenary this year.
The club was formed in 1915 at the Davey Street Congregational Church and was originally known as Davey Street LMS (London Missionary Society) Girls Association.
Secretary-treasurer Denise Bower said members were dedicated to keeping to the spirit of what the club was formed to do – to keep God ...
Amelia’s Amazing Dream Adventures | Book | Dianne Henss
This is a delightful children’s book of fantasy short stories told in the form of traditional fables. Author Dianne Henss weaves a web of intrigue for children about dreaming – yet all the time the stories have positive lessons for life. And a small piece of each dream makes its ...
Momentum is building for the People’s Climate March gatherings happening throughout Australia over the weekend of 27 to 29 November. This is the weekend just prior to the UN meetings on climate change which will take place in Paris.
Our climate is changing. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, September received about one -third of its normal rainfall this ...
Just Your Average Muslim | Book | Zia Chaudhry
Zia Chaudhry’s family migrated to England from Pakistan and he grew up in Liverpool. He is a practising lawyer who has become increasingly involved in interfaith dialogue in the past decade.
This book seeks to speak for the silent majority of ‘average’ Muslims in the West who ...
Cheerio and love to all | Book | Joan Ellemor
Review by Janet Howie
On May 24, 1941, Joan exclaims in her diary: ‘Landed at Milingimbi!’
Joan Ellemor (formerly Joan Hooke), he
r Methodist minister husband, Arthur, and infant son, Michael, had just disembarked from the trusty mission lugger Larrpan at the mission station where Arthur had been ...
The Tasmanian Government is currently looking into abolishing suspended sentences and replacing them with a range of alternative sentencing options for people who have committed a criminal offence.
The Vic/Tas Uniting Church synod advocates the use of prison as a last resort and would prefer instead to see a range of options that would be more likely to prevent ...
Review by Emmet O’Cuana
“I think I could turn and live with the animals” – Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
A man sits alone on a couch. He wear glasses, has a pronounced paunch and looks extremely sad. A voice off-screen, a woman and clearly the man’s partner, identifies him as David, apologising for ...
The Uniting Church Chelsea parish is engaging its local community in conversations about climate change through a series of colourful yarn art installations.
The public displays are part of the 2015 Longbeach Storybook Yarn Art Trail, a community project involving local schools, community centres, nursing homes and churches.
Every October, yarn art is installed at various locations in the Chelsea and ...
