Space race triumph
Review by ANN BYRNE FILM | HIDDEN FIGURES | PG IT’S about time – and it’s about space. It’s about gender and it’s about race.
Circles of support
Most people have a network of friends they can call on for support, but for those living with a disability these connections may be harder to foster due to stigma and social isolation.
They had no choice
ANIMALS have served in war for hundreds of years, from elephants during the time of Hannibal, to the present day bomb-sniffing dogs used in the Afghanistan conflict.
Bethlehem University – an oasis of peace in the Holy Land
HEATHER R MATHEW Students at Bethlehem University face many restrictions in their daily lives, the institution’s vice-chancellor Brother Peter Fray (pictured) told a February public gathering at Elm Street Hall in North
Licence to print money
NIGEL TAPP Tasmanian author and Wesley Hobart member James Boyce’s examination of the often cosy relationship between Tasmanian governments and gambling giant Federal Hotels over the last 50 years is certainly timely.
Mission focused-future
HOW presbyteries will carry out their pastoral ministry of supporting congregations and ministers and encouraging mission is an important issue facing the church.
Seeing the Vision in action
It repeatedly amazes me how the Synod’s Vision and Mission Principles come to life around me: not because of my effort, but rather because I notice something or hear a story.
Family tragedy
Review by PENNY MULVEY BOOK AND FILM | THE FAMILY Cult def: a small religious group that is not part of a larger and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as extreme or dangerous.
Synod Snaps – April 2017
Members from the East Stonnington Uniting Churches joined in a World Day of Prayer service at St Mary’s Catholic Church in East Malvern.
Logo stands the test of time
JIM Gibson can’t help but feel pride every time he sees the distinctive dove and cross logo of the Uniting Church.
