At least a couple of ex-Uniting Churches have been pondering whether to join the new Diocese of the Southern Cross, an Anglican lifeboat set up to look after conservative churches in progressive dioceses (church regions). Now the first ex-Uniting Church… Continue Reading
A long-time member of the Cornerstone community, Paul Roe, unpacks the history of the Jesus people who went and lived in the bush, founding communities that live today Right now, the movie tracking the explosive arrival of the Jesus Movement… Continue Reading
The Other Cheek is going to Africa this weekend. Destination: Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The reason: the meeting of Gafcon – the Global Anglican Futures Conference, which draws together the evangelicals, charismatics and conservative Anglo Catholics who make up… Continue Reading
The Uniting Church is closing churches, right? Well, actually, there’s also some church planting by evangelical groups in the Uniting Church, sometimes into old Uniting church buildings that have seen better days. Kurralta Park, an inner suburb of Adelaide, might… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column. Obadiah is curious to know if Peter Dutton was away the week they studied 1 Kings or 2 Chronicles at his alma mater, St Paul’s Anglican School, Bald Hills. But Dutton would have learned a valuable… Continue Reading
I think that second and third-generation Asian Australians are uniquely positioned to serve as future ministers of our churches and leaders of our organisations/institutions. None of these points is particularly new. But I’ve felt them in a fresh way in… Continue Reading
“Worryingly weak” is how the socially liberal Economist magazine describes the medical evidence for teen gender transitions. While America’s medical authorities support the “gender affirming care” system pioneered in the Netherlands, those in Britain, Finland, France, Norway and Sweden have… Continue Reading
A new book, Statements from the Soul, gathers essays that read as cries from the heart from religious leaders who back a positive response to the Uluru Statement from the Heart, including Indigenous Voice in some fo… Notable essays for… Continue Reading
By Your Kingly Power, O Risen Lord A poem and hymn praising the risen Christ by James McAuley By your kingly pow’r, O risen Lord,All that Adam lost is now restored:In your resurrection be adored. Sing the joyful Easter cry,Sound… Continue Reading
Imprisoned spirits: As we remember Jesus’ body in the tomb, let’s pause to think also of sisters and brothers of the persecuted church, some literally imprisoned, others bound by acts of persecution. Morning Star News reported as Easter began that… Continue Reading