Giving it all in the Pacific
UCA President Dr Deidre Palmer didn’t shy away from the big issues of women’s equality, the devastating impact of changing climate and domestic violence during recent trips to Bali, Fiji and Vanuatu.
PM’s Jerusalem plan ‘erases Palestinians’
Relocating Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem would be a “dangerous decision” that could destabilise peace in the Holy Land, a Palestinian Christian has warned.
November Crosslight out now
All of the November Crosslight stories are available here. Crosslight can also be read as a digital newspaper.
Habit forming
Amna Iqbal shared her Islamic faith journey at Ormond Uniting Church as part of Multi-faith October, where guests from different faith traditions talked about their religion at the Sunday morning services.
Hope floats
Artist Denise Keele-bedford’s installation A Gold Boat for a Gold Coin will be displayed at the Adrift Red Gallery exhibition.
Osgood and the art of hospitality
Tanya Walker's family took Osgood the teddy bear on their adventures across Australia.
Stepping up to run a business
Stepping Stones is a micro-enterprise training and support program tailored to women from refugee, migrant and asylum seeker backgrounds.
Schooled in real Christian examples
BETH DONNELLY “Didn’t Jesus speak English?” “Are you a Christian or a Catholic?” “Ooh I know! We’re the one with the bird!” Working with 450 children and teenagers features daily moments of wisdom, insight, and facepalms
After the tsunami
UnitingWorld church partners have responded quickly to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi in late September.
Finding Common Ground
Common Ground is an intergenerational faith community that gathers in Heidelberg Scots Church meeting room on 10am Sundays.