A well-worn path
Book | Quarterly Essay- Firing Line, Australia’s Path To War | James Brown Review by GARTH JONES ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum.’ (‘If you want peace, prepare for war’).
Where there’s a will
Film | God Willing (Subtitled) | (PG) By PENNY MULVEY Billed as ‘Italy’s #1 smash-hit comedy’ and titled God Willing, one can’t help but be a little curious.
God in the margins
The Chinese Church has undergone dramatic change in the past few decades. Two men with considerable knowledge of the church in China are Rev Dr Ji Zhang and Rev Zhu Enshou.
Family Tri-dition
Wesley College student Tim Bliss is knee deep in economics, biology, maths and chemistry books.
Developing dementia-friendly congregations
CHARISSE EDE For the past eight years, Joan Waters has thought, read, wept and prayed about dementia. The insidious disease has taken hostage of her husband of 65 years, Reynolds, a retired Uniting Church minister.
Raising awareness, and money
Last month 60 Cornish College students and 11 staff swapped their warm beds for cardboard boxes when they took part in the Winter Sleep Out. The event has already raised $12,000, with more money set to come in.
Learning from students
What does a group of middle aged and older people and a gang of grade 6 students have in common? At Darebin, it’s a love of their iPads.
Dick Carter AM steps down
Dick Carter retired as the chair of UCA Funds Management last month after reaching the statutory board membership maximum of 10 years.
Clamping down on tax dodging multinationals
Multinational tax dodging is an increasingly prominent issue on the national and global agenda.
Synod Snaps – July 2016
Synod Snaps brings you images from throughout the Church and beyond. Belmont Uniting Church members made 340 hand-crafted items, including 85 woollen blankets, 40 quilts, 72 beanies and 32 scarves.
Words of wisdom
Book | Servants and Leaders | Graham Downie Review by ALAN RAY A senior federal minister was furious about a front page photograph on The Canberra Times newspaper where Graham Downie was the religion reporter.