Learning to be present: Journeying up and down to Melbourne for the last three months to visit my sister Sylvia in hospital, for a short time in rehab, and now preparing for her funeral, rotating in and out of those… Continue Reading
Entertainment industry chaplain Charles Brammall at the epicentre of Australian acting Professor Ken Healey, lovely, God-fearing History of Theatre lecturer at NIDA, invited me to lecture the whole of the student body on “The Lasting Effect of the Judeo-Christian Heritage… Continue Reading
Gwenneth Lillian Roberts has been described as a “trailblazing ordination of women campaigner, mother of six, nurse and midwife, childbirth educator and social justice advocate.” Roberts has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for “significant service… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek remembers my big sister Sylvia Sandeman who died late last month: A Sermon on Amos 7: 7-17, Luke 10: 25–37 & Colossians 1: 1–14 by Sylvia Sandeman As I read the Lectionary passages for today one word… Continue Reading
The last three months I have lived two lives, taking turns with my twin Peter travelling in and out of Melbourne to support my sister, Sylvia Ellen Sandeman in Hospital, in what turned out to be her last battle. We… Continue Reading
Paul Marshall via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Much of the Christian world, especially the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, has been roiled by reports that an Egyptian court has mandated that St. Catherine’s Monastery be taken over by the government. This… Continue Reading
Adam Burt, CEO at Vivlos a Christian communications ministry, tells us what he learned about music at a preaching course. I’ve been lucky enough to attend the Cornhill program at Moore College. It’s an insanely good course. The quality of… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on being a chaplain in the entertainment industry Our evangelistic and pastoral relationship with the adult industry (a vexed one) was never planned. I was asking Artarmon shopkeepers if we could put up posters for SPLAT (the Artarman… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column No names: Obadiah won’t be naming a church or denomination, but there’s a group of bell ringers sad that they have been told they can’t ring the bells any longer at a particular church. Obadiah is… Continue Reading
(OPINION)Warren Cole Smith via Religion Unplugged If you are a conservative, Bible-believing Christian, there’s a lot to like about the Rev. Calvin Robinson (Pictured). Raised in England, he stood up to the liberalism of the Church of England and, as… Continue Reading