Poem – A SILENCE BEYOND THOUGHT

By Rev John Cranmer  come find those silences between the words that minds speak to themselves as they tread sharp-edges of aloneness here release the mind from its frenetic-yabberings screamed-out in the darkness of it

Ireland Says Yes We Do

By Emmet O’Cuana An Australian Christian lobby group responded to the events of the weekend in Ireland with the following statement “the redefinition of marriage and family in Ireland this weekend is a wake-up call to A

Sharing the burden this winter

By Nigel Tapp Harrison UnitingCare faces the very real prospect of walking away from offering an emergency relief support service in Knox in the wake of a Federal Government grant funding cut which amounts to about $100

‘Out Into the Cold – Where to Now? ’

“Our concern centres on the fact that the apparent rehabilitation of Mr Chan and Mr Sukumaran was not taken into account. Rehabilitation is a fundamental aspect of successful prison systems.

Putting the ‘G’ into OMG

By Dan Wootton The other morning as I headed down the hill in the dark, I felt something silently whiz past my face. I walked on, and as the dim light marginally improved, it happened again.

Home is where the heart is

By Ben Grundy The plight of refugees and asylum seekers can be an exasperating issue for those who campaign for just and humane policies towards people displaced by war and persecution.

Serving Springvale

Nyuok G. By Ben Grundy Like most churches Springvale Uniting Church has longstanding ties with its local community.

Senator Christine Milne moves on

By Nigel Tapp Six years as a boarder at St Mary’s College in Hobart taught Christine Milne of the need for people with skills to give back to their community.

Images of hope

This month, John Vander Reest will celebrate 50 years since his ordination as a minister in the church.

Evaporating Borders – review

Film | Evaporating Borders | R Review by Tim Lam Evaporating Borders opens with an image of the Mediterranean Sea. Tens of thousands of asylum seekers cross the Mediterranean every year to find refuge in Europe.

Building Harmony through cricket and song

By Larry Marshall Uniting Through Faiths (a Commission for Mission project) organised the second annual Sri Lankan Harmony Day on 28 March at Wesley College in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs.