Thinking metaphorically
Book | Beyond Literal Belief: Religion As Metaphor | David Tacey Review by Garth Jones In Beyond Literal Belief, Professor David Tacey presents a passionate treatise, brimming with reverence and ambition, on rescuing th
Inspiration in India
By Denisse Sandoval Earlier this year I went to India for 10 days as part of my work with the Justice and International Mission unit.
Questions of faith
Book | God, Ethics and the Secular Society. Does the church have a future? | John Gunson. Review by Rev Colin Johnston The Christian churches in Australia are in serious decline. The world has stopped listening to us.
Adding life to the worship experience
(Left to right: Terry Le May, Rohan Whelan, John Coleman and Wayne Aherne) Just over a year ago a small group of singers in Hobart began working with respected Christian singer/songwriter John Coleman to write songs to e
Why Unite?
By Rev Randall Prior (with gratitude to Norman Young, D’Arcy Wood and Graham McAnalley) In the 1990s, in the city of Knox in Melbourne’s outer east, I was involved in a local Uniting and Anglican Churches initiative to e
Dave Csinos tour
Canadian theologian, speaker and author Dave Csinos was recently in Australia for the first time to deliver a series of seminars on the issues of re-imagining faith formation, faith formation in smaller churches, and th
Setting the record straight
By Robert Latimer As the key organiser and master of ceremonies for the ‘Understanding Islam’ series held on 18 and 25 March 2015 at North Ringwood Uniting Church, (NRUC) I would like to assure readers of Crosslight that
Farewell to church building
Last month, the congregation at Arnold Street Bendigo Uniting Church bid a sad farewell to their place of worship. Arnold Street had been a place of Christian worship for many people over the past 141 years.
South Pacific women gather for faith celebration
Dancing and singing are popular expressions of faith in the Pacific Islander community.
Reviewing our culture
A desire for goodwill to others featured strongly in the recent culture survey conducted by the Major Strategic Review (MSR).
The first impressions of an outsider
Photo by Bret Salinger By Rev Dr John G Flett As one new to the Uniting Church, I thought that I might relate my first and uninformed impressions.
Funds management seeks to make credit fairer for all
UCA Funds Management is leading a group of like-minded ethical investors and other players seeking to tidy up the payday lending and consumer leasing industries in Australia.