Super changes to tackle wealth inequality
One of the policies the Turnbull government took to the 2016 federal election was proposed changes to Australia’s superannuation system.
Love, light, life
Goodness is stronger than evil; Love is stronger than hate; Light is stronger than darkness; Life is stronger than death; Victory is ours through Him who loves us.
Traveller’s tales
Book | People, Places and Planes: Presidential Field Notes and Reflections | Andrew Dutney Review by DAVID SOUTHWELL The alliterative title promises a blur of meetings, travel and activity, which is what you largely get
Busting stereotypes
Film | Ghostbusters | PG Review by GARTH JONES If you’re not a reader of online social media, you may be happily unaware of a toxic strain of male ‘geek’ known as a Men’s Rights Activist (MRA).
Call for radical generosity
PENNY MULVEY “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.
Bringing faith to life
MARGUERITE MARSHALL The Greensborough Living Faith Church celebrated a decade of outreach and adventure on Sunday 10 July.
Healthy belief
Book | The Art of Interfaith Spiritual Care: Integration of Spirituality in Health Care Regardless of Religion or Beliefs | Walter Blair Stratford Review by TONI EREBOR The pattern for this book is shaped on recognition
International bridges
In March last year, Denisse Sandoval from the synod’s Justice and International Mission (JIM) unit travelled to India to meet with NGOs tackling human trafficking and workers’ rights issues.
Something good
REV DEACON JEANNE BEALE (Chaplain – Aitken College) One cold morning last term, I arrived at my door keen to get out of the weather, when Elizabeth (a year 4 student) ran up to me and said “Rev, I have written a poem abo
Synod Snaps – August 2016
Synod Snaps brings you images from throughout the Church and beyond. Ballarat Central Uniting Church hosted a social justice-themed candidate’s forum in the lead-up to the federal election.
Hope in the Philippines
At the request of our partner church – the United Church of Christ in the Philippines – and in partnership with the Synod of South Australia, JILL RUZBACKY from the Justice and International Mission unit travelled to the
FUNdraising for the Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre
Two Uniting Church congregations, Brunswick and Sophia Springs, joined forces on the 18 June (the eve of Refugee Week) to raise funds for the Lentara Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre (ASWC).