BOOK | INVENTING THE UNIVERSE: WHY WE CAN’T STOP TALKING ABOUT SCIENCE, FAITH AND GOD | ALISTER MCGRATH
Confronting the New Atheists is a bit like tidying up after toddlers. It’s continuous, there is an amount of tantrum throwing and, ironically ...
LAST month, Numurkah Uniting Church became the first rural church in Victoria to receive its formal Safe Church Recognition Certificate, which included adoption of the Keeping Children Safe Policy. It’s a church with no children attending regularly, so why did they think implementing a policy focusing on the safety of children was important to embed in their culture?
Irene Deborah was completely unprepared for what happened when the Jeep window was wound down in Sepang village, northern Bali a few months ago.
“The smell was so bad,” Ms Deborah said.
Ms Deborah, program director for the Maha Bhoga Marga (MBM) Foundation, had pulled up in front of the village’s main meeting space with UnitingWorld’s Debora Murthy.
If the thought of cycling more than 500 kilometres sends a lazy shudder up your spine, spare a thought for a group of 18 Australians who recently pedalled their way across Cambodia and Vietnam.
Organised by Disability Sport & Recreation (DSR) and supported by the Uniting Journeys program, the 13-day tour included nine riders with a range ...
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EXHIBITION | NEϟLL | SHEPPARTON ART MUSEUM
The Maitland raised, Sydney-based Nell opened her eponymous show at Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) last month.
Situated about two hours north-east of Melbourne, Shepparton is another regional town, like Maitland, best known for ...
Crosslight published a letter from Rev David Brown with the heading ‘Learning from Islam’ in our October edition. In his letter, Mr Brown asserts that Islam “has much to teach a declining and decaying Christianity which (to me) is losing its way”. This is a familiar concern within many Christian churches. In this issue, our feature discusses ...
Cornish College’s Indigenous Plant Trail has been recognised in the 2016 Victoria Schools Garden Awards.
It is in the running for a state award in the Most Engaging Student Garden for Teaching category. The winners will be announced at the end of the month.
The trail was created two years ago as part of the school’s Make a Difference ...
After 17 years working for synod, the last 10 as executive director of the Commission for Mission, Rev David Pargeter is, in some ways, starting again.
“I’m going back to what called me into ministry, on the ground and with the poor and the left behind,” Mr Pargeter said.
Hamilton KUCA (Kids of the Uniting Church in Australia) recreated the story of Joseph. The children joined strips of colourful cloth together, made a ‘Joseph’ scarecrow and took Joseph in his beautiful coat to the vegetable garden at Hamilton’s Institute of Rural Learning.
Pilgrim Uniting Church in Yarraville is located in Western Bulldogs heartland. After the Bulldogs won the Grand ...
It may seem too easy, but a church can reduce its power bills by up to $40 a week simply by contacting their current provider and ensuring they are receiving the best possible tariff price.
And that is without taking any proactive steps to reduce consumption.
With Halloween goodies and Christmas delights jostling for space on the shelves of our supermarket, it can be hard to remember that the season of trick-or-treating has its foundation in the Christian celebration of All Saints and All Souls.
Traditionally Halloween is the vigil day before All Saints day. All Saints day is the day to remember that all ...
“We need to keep talking about these issues, we need to keep caring for each other. It’s an issue that’s very close to my heart and an issue I am passionate about.”
Moderator Rev Sharon Hollis backed up those words delivered to a carers’ lunch in Tasmania by attending three Mental Health Week-themed events in three days ...
