Spirit of embrace

Susan Stork-Finlay, Hans Reinders, Andy Calder, Bill Gaventa, Shane Clifton.

Bigger than…perhaps, but not better than

Review by Penny Mulvey FILM | BEN-HUR | M It is a brave director who takes on the might of a movie so iconic for its size and excesses that it is part of our lexicon.

New Uniting Church agency announces inaugural CEO

Experienced public sector and community services professional Paul Linossier has been appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the new Uniting Church community services organisation due to come into operation o

Interfaith spirit in Bendigo

The regional city of Bendigo has been a hotspot for anti-Islam tensions in recent years. In 2014, the Greater Bendigo City Council approved the construction of the city’s first-ever mosque.

Locked out even in laneway

PENNY MULVEY When is an alcove a home? Sadly, it is more often than any of us would like to imagine as we enjoy the comfort of four walls and a cosy bed.

Faith in science

Review by Garth Jones BOOK | CONFRONTING RELIGIOUS DENIAL OF SCIENCE: CHRISTIAN HUMANISM AND THE MORAL IMAGINATION | CATHERINE M.

Mission in their sites

Artist impression of proposed Burgundy St hub DAVID SOUTHWELL Focusing on mission is helping congregations make decisions about church property to adapt to changing circumstances and manage a process that can be both exc

From UCA to CFA

Earlier this year the Bairnsdale Uniting Church donated a parcel of land located at Glenaladale, 300 kilometres east of Melbourne, to the Country Fire Authority.

Be of service to seniors

Seniors Week, celebrated on 2-9 October in Victoria and 10-16 October in Tasmania, is a time to recognise the contributions the elderly have made to the Church and wider community.

A long life well lived

Beryl Bray 8 December 1922 – 12 June 2016 At the age of 10, Beryl Bray was appointed as secretary for the Junior Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in East Maryborough in 1932.

A bit of Scotland comes to Wodonga

SUSANNE DRUMMOND As a member of St Stephens Uniting Church, Wodonga, I recently welcomed Rev Dr Donald MacEwan to conduct a service.