Australia’s shame
The Uniting Church in Australia continues to be at the forefront of advocacy for the right of people seeking asylum on our shores.
The Uniting Church in Australia continues to be at the forefront of advocacy for the right of people seeking asylum on our shores.
On Sunday 6 October, two of the lectionary readings come from the Book of Lamentations, a little known book of the Old Testament which captures the trauma the Israelites experienced as a result of the Babylonian exile.
After six years of Pancake Days, emergency appeals, Lenten and Winter Appeals, grant distributions and other fundraising efforts, David Hickey, the director of SHARE, is moving on.
Crosslight, the Listening Post website, the Uniting our future program, the Moderator and the General Secretary continue to receive correspondence questioning the failures relating to Acacia College and the subsequent pr
To say Antony McMullen, newly appointed director of Creative Ministries Network (CMN), is passionate about justice in the workplace would be something of an understatement.
The Democratic Voice of Burma has reported that Thai authorities recently arrested three leading members of a Burmese human trafficking gang.
Justin Seidel is a charming young man whose passion for B-Boy culture (traditionally called breakdance in the media) and his Christian faith has inspired him to use dance as a method of connecting with youth.
A new partnership designed to help people travel responsibly and ethically was recently launched at the Uniting Church Synod of Victoria and Tasmania office in Melbourne.
In my short life as a moderator, it’s happened to me twice now. I read the position description very carefully, as well as all the regulations – and there was no mention of dancing.
The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic, by John Shelby Spong Review by Carlynne Nunn As soon as you mention Spong in any Christian circle, it seems you meet with an opinion.
When my baby was a few months old, I vividly recall standing in a queue at Target waiting to pay for my shopping. The girl on the register was ill-equipped for her position and everything she did was at a snail’s pace.
Melinda Tankard Reist Questions relating to faith, purpose and mission were recurring themes at the annual Australian Book of the Year awards held in Melbourne last month.