Pope fiction
Review by TIM LAM TV | THE YOUNG POPE | M In the 2000-year history of the Roman Catholic Church, there has never been a Pope quite like Pius XIII, the fictional pontiff played by Jude Law in the new HBO series The Young
Yes, poor people have mobile phones
CATH TAYLOR The moment I spot the mobile phone I flash a look at our photographer.
Called back to ministry
Rev Dr Kenneth Carlyle Dempsey 30 June 1934 – 25 May 2017 The first born child of Rev R (Carl) Dempsey and his wife Lillian, Ken spent much of his childhood in country NSW Methodist circuits.
Believe it or not
Review by MATTHEW JULIUS BOOK | DISBELIEVING DISBELIEF: HOW THE NEW ATHEISTS MAKE ATHEISM UNBELIEVABLE | PHILLIP BROWN (ED.
A new era in Keeping Children Safe
DAVID SOUTHWELL The Vic/Tas synod’s new Keeping Children Safe policy will be available to download this month, along with a number of resources to help implement it.
Union not an easy step for many congregations
On 22 June 1977 the inauguration of the Uniting Church in Australia was telecast live nationally on ABC television. An amazing thought in this changed media landscape.
Uniting in song
Church members from all congregations are invited to come together for a special afternoon of singing in celebration of the Uniting Church’s 40th anniversary.
What women hear
CATHERINE HOFFMAN Over the past month, Christian women have flocked to Twitter to share their experiences of #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear.
Answering hate with love
PENNY MULVEY The Bible is our road map to know God. The Bible makes clear what God wants for God’s people and the kind of people we are called to be.
God’s invitation
As a leader of congregational worship, I typically speak the familiar words of greeting to the gathered community saying: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be
Learning patience
A good friend of mine died recently. We hadn’t seen each other for more than five years.
Keep telling
Review by PENNY MULVEY MOVIE | DON’T TELL | M The unspoken grief and brokenness of a father – a secondary victim of the destructive effects of sex abuse – ripples through a new Australian movie, Don’t Tell, a comp