Letters to the editor – February 2018
Letters to the editor from the February 2018 edition of Crosslight.
It’s that flipping time of the year again
Every year, people come together for Uniting’s Pancake Day to flip for a good cause.
Site inspection
In his new book Property and Progress for a Pilgrim People, Michael Owen reflects on property in the UCA and asks to whom does a congregation’s property really belong?
People power
Based on research and interviews, author Digby Hannah has compiled the stories and images that make up Open House.
Reasons to celebrate
Randall Prior and Gillian Steward look at the history of the Alexandra Uniting Church as the congregation celebrates its church building's 50th anniversary.
A mission strategy: the weekly Eucharist
Rev Dr Craig Thompson explains why he believes the Uniting Church should celebrate the Eucharist every week.
From little things big things grow
One young congregation member’s desire to make a difference has inspired Buninyong Uniting Church to raise much-needed funds for homeless people in Ballarat.
Marlee’s deciding moment
When Marlene ‘Marlee’ Reid moved to the remote Gippsland town of Swifts Creek from Canada in late 2015 she was in for a shock.
Rev ready for motorcycle ministry
Tell Andrew Delbridge that he has to get on his bike for the new role of Alpine Regional Resource Minister and he couldn’t be happier.
Marx for dummies
Total Propaganda: Basic Marxist Brainwashing for the Angry and the Young is a brisk, often hilarious and, most importantly, educational read for anyone intimidated by the language of class, political theory and economics
Getting off the fast track
The merits of meditative TV were demonstrated last week when a continuous three-hour broadcast of a 3000km train trip through the centre of Australia was so surprisingly popular that a longer 17-hour cut of the same jour