Dementia, cats and oranges
A note to the future: Anne Weeks posted this on her facebook and asked people to share. So why not? If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live.… Continue Reading
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A gutsy student at NIDA
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
Meeting the Adult Industry
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
Eccentricity, Boundaries and Filters
Charles Brammall on ministry to entertainers in Sydney and Hollywood and London Many entertainers are forthright and sometimes have few filters, which can be hilarious. One night in a small group, we were nearing the end of the night, and… Continue Reading
I got a tract, so I found out who they are
Passing through Melbourne’s Box Hill, changing from a bus to a train, I took a short break and while seeking out a coffee shop, I passed a group of people singing in one of the Chinese languages. I was handed… Continue Reading
Why We Elected Ric
Merri Creek Anglican’s Peter Carolane on The quiet revolution that transformed Melbourne Anglicanism Something extraordinary happened over the weekend at the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne’s Archbishop’s election synod. When the votes were counted and Bishop Ric Thorpe (Pictured) from London’s… Continue Reading
A rising tide: Easter baptisms signal spiritual hunger across Australia
by Paul Bedwell incoming CEO of Youth For Christ Australia This past Easter weekend, Australia witnessed something extraordinary – a surge of spiritual hunger manifesting in public displays of faith not seen in decades. In Melbourne, a citywide Christian outreach… Continue Reading
Some churches are driven by fear, others by love
Opinion by Paul Prather via Religion Unplugged The criticism of my preaching I’ve heard most across the decades is this: I don’t preach enough against wickedness. I’m too easy on reprobates. I don’t threaten rebels with hellfire. In a word,… Continue Reading
Encouraging undercurrents of faith found by McCrindle researchers
faith traffic is not one way in Australia – while many lose their faith others find new life according to a close analysis of census data by the McCrindle research company. Their report, “An Undercurrent of faith” reveals that, in… Continue Reading
Record levels of commitment to Jesus in the US, especially by young men
“66 per cent of U.S. adults now say they have made a personal commitment to Jesus Christ that is still important in their life today,” leading reseach group Barna reports. “That marks a 12-percentage point increase since 2021, when commitment… Continue Reading