October 2016 Crosslight now available
For more than 50 years, CBM (formerly Christian Blind Mission) has helped restore sight to millions of people throughout the world.
Unexpected rainbow in outback Australia
Crosslight Designer Garth Jones recently returned to his home town of Broken Hill for the Broken Heel Festival, now in its second year of celebrating Australian cult film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
Faith-filled friendships essential ingredient for breaking down Islamophobia
Alys Gagnon and April Robinson from the synod’s Uniting Through Faiths unit at an interfaith balloon event in Bendigo to show their support for their Muslim neighbours.
Hope and healing in South Sudan
Rev Michael Oban Obat is determined to rebuild South Sudan following a bloody civil war that left tens of thousands of casualties and displaced more than a million people.
God and Capital in The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (2016) dir Antoine Fuqua What relevance does The Magnificent Seven, a film about cowboys and corrupt land barons set in 1879, have for audiences in 2016? John Sturges’ The Magnificent Seven (1960) i
Caring for carers – Mental Health Week events
VicTas moderator Rev Sharon Hollis is inviting congregation members to join her for a series of community events during Mental Health Week (9-15 October).
Friday Forum – More Potter?
Friday Forum Your views on the news Our graphic designer, Garth Jones, got a dragon, because of course he did. So I’m a beagle.
UnitingCare Australia welcomes investment approach to welfare reform
UnitingCare Australia has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of the Try, Test and Learn Fund as part of its vision to overhaul the welfare system.
Resilience in the rain
Image by Veronica Bradley Nestled on the banks of the Avoca River, the regional town of Charlton in Victoria’s north-west was one of the communities affected by last week’s floods.
Belated blessing
Clare Maynard, Bridie Maynard, Abigail Maynard and Prof Kate Warner In the 65 years from 1788 in Australia, 25,655 women were transported from Britain and Ireland as convicts.
Global summit on refugees
Leaders from around the world will gather at New York on Monday to discuss the international response to the global refugee crisis.
Challenging stereotypes
Review by TIM LAM BOOK | WHEN MICHAEL MET MINA | RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH What happens when a teenager from an anti-immigration family meets a young Afghan refugee? That is the premise of Randa Abdel-Fattah’s latest young adul