Harvesting Hope
By Ros Marsden Embracing, nurturing, exploring – these are the words shared daily around the churches that make up the Port Phillip West presbytery.
The experience of ageism
By Penny Mulvey “It is a terrible thing for a society to discard the weak and the disabled and to justify it by saying they have had their turn.
Chaos or order, death or life?
By Rev Dr Randall Prior The temptation for someone who was in Vanuatu at the time of the recent cyclone – the most intense cyclone ever to have passed through the island group, wreaking the most devastating havoc ever wi
Wesley explores war history
As the third generation of her family to worship at Hobart’s Wesley Uniting Church, Karen Woolford was familiar with the honour boards and stained glass windows which linked the church to World War I.
Attitude key to positive ageing
By Penny Mulvey The new Executive Director/CEO of Uniting AgeWell, nearly 100 days into the job, is full of enthusiasm, ideas and praise for the age well philosophy.
The Changing Face of Diaconal Ministry
While kangaroo tails are cooked and smoke billows above an inner city church courtyard on a balmy summer’s evening, stories are told by Indigenous people.
Ultimate sacrifice recalled and recognised
On a wall of the small Uniting Church at Woodbridge, 36 km south of Hobart, hangs poignant reminders of the local congregation’s links with World War 1.
April Letters
I read with incredulity and disbelief the letter ‘Who or what is God?’ in February Crosslight.
Support for Indigenous communities
Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories.
Partner Church visit
Bishop Joel E Tendero from UCA partner church the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP) recently visited Melbourne as a guest of the synod.
Steve gets on his bike to Tasmania
Steve Terrell’s shiny new motorcycle has attracted as much attention as he has in his first few weeks as the Chaplain at Launceston’s Scotch Oakburn College.
OAM for Clem Furphy
Crosslight would like to acknowledge the achievements of Clem Furphy, who was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in this year’s Australia Day Honours list.