Swamped by Muslims
By Rev Michael Barnes The Uniting Church is being swamped by Muslims – and it’s a wonderful thing.
Learning to listen
The Bethel Centre hears the stories that sometimes can’t be spoken in the Uniting Church, which places it in a unique position to share lessons in better listening.
Private pain of rehab
An ABC Four Corners report that aired on Monday night revealed the high price parents pay to help their children fight ice addiction.
Respectful conversations needed
PENNY MULVEY The perception of Christians that respected journalist and commentator David Marr expressed on the ABC’s Insiders program on Sunday was both confronting and troubling.
Balancing Act
Are we obliged to give ‘equal platform’ to those who vilify the vulnerable? Is “journalistic balance” balanced? This is a question that has been on my mind lately.
R U OK? Day
In the era of smartphones and broadband internet, it is easy to become more connected with our digital devices than with people around us.
ONE World Methodist Conference
The World Methodist Conference is the largest gathering of Methodist, Wesleyan, United and Uniting Church representatives in the world.
Building bridges across the faiths
This month, Christians are being encouraged to build understanding and trust with people of different faiths.
Soul searching at social welfare conference
Conference convenor John Flett, Lucy Morris, Annette Noller, Hanns-Stephan Haas, Johannes Eurich.
September Crosslight now available
Melbourne’s Hosier Lane is a renowned location for street art but this week it was in the news as businesses shut off alcoves that were sheltering homeless people.
Opportunity knocks
DEB BENNETT Seconds out – How an op shop rivalry turned into a Synod duel The Box Hill Town Hall in June was the scene of a showdown between two Uniting Church ministers, one that had been building for months.
The legacy of Alan Kurdi
Friday Forum Your view on the news The heart-rending photos of a drowned boy washed up on a Turkish beach stirred the international community into a flurry of pledges to help the millions displaced by fighting in Syria,