Pastor Uncle Ray Minniecon spoke at St John’s Church Glebe, the meeting place for Scared Tree Ministries. Once again, the focus is on Psalm 116:12 It is such an honour to be able to deliver a sermon to use this… Continue Reading
The headline quote comes from Jeff Walton – no lefty he, as he works for the conservative religious thinktank the Institute for Religion and Democracy (IRD) – as he responds to a brouhaha about UK controversialist priest Calvin Robinson at… Continue Reading
From Hobart Citywide Baptist, a multisite church in Hobart, headed to Risdon Dam for their Aboriginal Sunday Service and heard from Pastor Paul Dare, a proud indigenous Lia Pootah man. So, who everyone’s been to Sydney? Gadigal country. I take… Continue Reading
As Australia – or part of it – swelters under a 40-degree-plus heatwave, this sort of day is likely one reason Christians have increasingly become believers in climate change caused by human activity. This is reflected in results from the… Continue Reading
Dorothy Lee, the Stewart Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity College Melbourne, a college of the University of Divinity, has become a member of the Order of Australia in the January 26 honours list. Her citation reads, “For significant… Continue Reading
Charles Brammall on comfortable words – and uncomfortable ones too “Piety” is how we talk about and express our relationship with God, and what people hear. What it seems like to them. I think it’s crucial to avoid making others… Continue Reading
The Australian branch of Compassion, the international child sponsorship charity, has taken on a new role of guiding Compassion in the Philippines towards self-sufficiency. After 51 years of supporting children in the Philippines, Compassion has officially launched local fundraising operations.… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column The Allied Dead: A temple Obadiah visited by mistake in the Kyoto foothills was the most moving event of three weeks in Japan; we ended up at the Ryozen Kannon Temple, not famous and not ancient… Continue Reading
Book excerpt: Pastor Rory Shiner answers the question of “Why did Jesus of Nazareth die.” in his new book Forgiven Forever he wants you to see the gorilla in the middle of the basketball court. I’ll let him explain. But… Continue Reading
It is such a “scary conversation” that Haviv Rettig Gur, senior analyst for the Times of Israel, debated for weeks before recording a podcast. The topic? Do Israelis care about the suffering of Gazans, where the death toll of over… Continue Reading