Discipleship, ecology and everyday economics
Book review: Coming Home by Jonathan Cornford I heard Jonathan Cornford speak at a conference a couple of years ago, and he was one of the most interesting and challenging speakers I have ever heard....
View ArticleShort-sighted selfishness rules, OK? Part 2
The story so far …. A few weeks back I outlined how lack of foresight and turning a blind eye to facts means the Australian government is harming the people it represents and the country it governs. In...
View ArticleAddressing climate change: six facts
This page in brief We have seen that there are many good reasons to take action to limit global warming. But will it cost too much? On this page, I summarise the latest data on costs, which show that...
View ArticleChristianity, pluralism and truth
This challenging book was published 7 years ago, but I hadn’t come across it until I found it in a pop-up bookshop selling off remaindered books. I thought it would have something interesting to say to...
View ArticleA lead role in a cage?
Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here is one of my favourites. The theme of the evocative album is the band’s feeling about Syd Barrett, their former bandmate, who had crashed out due to drugs and...
View ArticleWeep with those who weep
Today is 26 January, Australia Day. Australia Day is a national public holiday, commemorating the beginning of the nation of Australia when Captain Arthur Phillip began a British penal colony on the...
View ArticleAmid the gloom, much good news
Monthly challenge In 2015 all countries in the United Nations agreed to the Sustainable Development Goals, 17 goals which, if diligently pursued by all nations, would greatly improve peace and...
View ArticleFollowing Jesus 1.01
Some people have their bucket list – the things they want to do before they kick the bucket. And occasionally you hear people ask “What would you do if you knew you had one day to live?” The answer is...
View ArticleWill Covid-19 change the church?
A recent report offers hope that churches may make some helpful changes that will improve how they serve the world.
View ArticlePrayer, mental health, God, church …. and Covid-19
In these troubled times, people's mental health is under stress, but there are things we can all do, and churches can do, to help.
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