Siri-ous love
Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Her (MA) As a director, Spike Jonze has specialised in films that have a uniquely quirky character.
Finding truth in Australia Day
A“Day of Mourning” held in the early part of last century. Leaflets warned that: “aborigines and persons of Aboriginal blood only are invited to attend.” The deepest thinking we do is metaphorical.
The price of a bargain
By Bindy Taylor The connection between clothing production and human trafficking has been one of the world’
Yurora – National Christian Youth Convention (NCYC)
“Faith is a practical thing,” Julian Hamilton, of the Methodist Church of Ireland, preached on the third day of Yuróra. “We must perform the text, and when we do God turns up.
Op Santa work recognised
Dawn Howie and Adelle Merrall Two members of the Echuca Uniting Church have been recognised fo
Sammy makes something from nothing
Redemption and renewal are at the heart of the Christian story. Creating something good from what seems worthless or unsalvageable. Building from the ashes, redeeming the scraps and the ‘waste’ of the world.
Art and chaos
Danser la musique The Red Queen shook her head, “You may call it nonsense if you like,” she said, “but I’ve heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!” Through the Looking-Glass, and W
Faith in the face of hatred
I thought I was prepared for the hardest situations. I’d thought through my responses for revelations of horrific crimes, for skewed morals and screwed theological justifications.
Christmas – the way of a stranger
Adoration of the Magi Altarpiece, left hand predella panel depicting Rest during The Flight into Egypt. Christianity is a faith with rough edges.
The grandeur of God
My Macquarie (Australian) Dictionary doesn’t have the word ‘reck’, although it has ‘reckless’. The general secretary’s Concise Oxford Dictionary does have it though.
Witnessing the work of the UCAF
Rev Alistair Macrae and Joan Waters Faith, Work and Witness, a history of the UCAF, was recently launched by Rev Alistair Macrae in Melbourne.