Small congregation’s big impact
A small congregation in East Gippsland is reaching out across the oceans to improve the health and wellbeing of women in the South Pacific islands.
Investing on the principle
Banks need to recognise that providing credit for gambling harms not just individual gamblers but also vulnerable people connected to them, a forum on consumer finance and ethical investing heard.
Lessons of history unlearnt
Based on the 1967 Algiers Motel incident, Detroit is a harrowing recreation of institutional racism, injustice and police brutality.
Screen savers
There is growing debate about the impact smartphones and other devices are having on the behaviour and mental health of children and teenagers.
Tributes pour in for Billy Graham
“My home is in Heaven. I’m just traveling through this world.” – Billy Graham (1917 – 2018) American evangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99.
Depth of perception in Vision
A series of studies being released next month will invite people to explore how they can apply Synod’s Vision Statement to their own lives and faith community.
Donation laws threaten to reach inside church walls
Church groups fear proposed new laws will designate congregational sermons and conversations as political while strictly regulating how they can be funded under the threat of jail terms.
Lenten reflections
By KAREL REUS Lenten reflection one Mark 8:31-34 31 Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and aft
Celebrating 60 years of preaching
One of Dorothy Gordon’s earliest memories as a lay preacher was the night the Russians launched the Sputnik satellite into space. “There was a very small congregation that night.
God’s grace in all contexts
This month Crosslight welcomes Rev Claire Dawe, minister at Chelsea Parish (Edithvale, Chelsea and Carrum).
Learning together with a digital generation
The average age of the Ocean Grove Uniting Church congregation may be 74 years old, but that hasn’t stopped them from experimenting with new ways to make worship more accessible for younger generations.
The seduction of cyberspace
Whether it is the fear of cyberbullying or concern for the addictive allure of online gaming, many parents and grandparents can find themselves in unchartered waters as they strive to guide their children safely through