An open letter signed by Christian leaders from major streams of Australian Christianity, evangelical to progressive with strong representation from Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, and Presbyterians calls for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza.” The letter calls for hostages and… Continue Reading
I owe a youth movement called Christian Endeavour a big debt. Because it was at one Sunday meeting of Christian Endeavour that I fist declared myself to be a follower of Jesus Christ. You won’t find Christian Endeavour in many… Continue Reading
My Bible reading plan has been taking me through the Ten Commandments and beyond in Exodus. And along with the precise instructions of how to construct the Tabernacle is instructions for sacrifice. The Altar would have achieved vast amounts of… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) The American novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson has accumulated numerous literary prizes, among them the 2005 Pulitzer, but also honors in religion. Her new non-fiction book “Reading Genesis” wrestles with the grand themes and… Continue Reading
As Christians in Australia begin to experience living on the margins, voices of Christians who have thrived on the margins around the world become ever more relevant. If our society’s new rules can make living as a Christian feel less… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on how to re-ignite prayer time Honestly, I think I’ll pop if I’m in one my small group, and after the study, with half an hour to go, we go round in a circle, “share prayer points” for… Continue Reading
For a evangelical Christian, reading the New York Times “Ethicist” column can be a window into a different world, with the Bible and God featuring only bit players (if at all) in the discussion of ethics question raised by readers… Continue Reading
It was in a vast building called ADNEC that I saw history being made. The building was the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and the history was made by a team of women wearing blue and white , and short… Continue Reading
Life in a Northern Town: An mournful store of a church closure comes from possibly an unlikely source, the New Statesman magazine the intellectual chronicler of the British Labour Party. “The church itself, built in red brick by the United… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek is read mostly by Australians – well known for travelling the globe. One of the most challenging sermons The Other Cheek has heard in the last 12 months made the suggestion that our giving to church and… Continue Reading