At the Anglican Diocese of Tasmania’s recent Annual Ministry Conference: “Who Cares? Pastoral Care Training Event”, we had the absolute blessing of hearing and learning from four speakers from Mary Andrews College Sydney: The Rev Jackie Stoneman, Jill McGilvray, Chris Gerardi and … Continue reading
Joel Kettleton: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu It’s Monday night: my arm is about to be broken, my face is crushed against the floor, and I have a very strong 95kg guy pinning me to the ground. Suddenly I twist my body, suck … Continue reading
2012 Australian Christian Book of the year SHORT LIST The following books have been short-listed for the 2012 Australian Christian Book of the Year Award: A Short History of Christianity, Geoffrey Blainey, Penguin Books. Apologetic Preaching and Teaching for the Church and the Marketplace, … Continue reading
A fruit salad is not only nutritious if it is also used as an analogy to show the value of mixing different fruits/components together to make one whole new dish. Recently I attended a performance of Circus Oz where the … Continue reading
Bishop Trevor Williams continues his ‘undercover’ exploration of the Irish society in which his Anglican Diocese ministers. In Part 1 we saw Bishop Trevor ‘ditching’ his formal bishops’ attire, a perceived barrier between him and society, in order to learn what … Continue reading
I enjoyed watching Bishop Undercover (Part 1) last Sunday. I was delighted at the concern and commitment of Bishop Trevor Williams to understand the context of his mission to discover what people think about the role and relevance of the Church. [Note that … Continue reading
On 20 June 2012 the High Court of Australia handed down its judgment in Ronald Williams v The Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCA 23. The majority held that a funding agreement between the Commonwealth and Scripture Union Queensland for the … Continue reading
I remain sickened by the tragedy upon tragedy caused by poker machine gambling. What needs to happen for our political leaders to act in compassion on this matter? State Governments gamble life and lives away through their support of poker machine … Continue reading
Declaring the judgement to allow assisted suicide/ euthanasia as discrimination against people with disabilities, activist Amy E. Hasbrouckis chair of Not Dead Yet, an international organization of people with disabilities who oppose the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide, writes, The long … Continue reading
You can read the Synod motions of June 2012 on our website. The motion topics: Cost Of Living Strategy Euthanasia Marriage Redefinition Significant Building Projects Pontville Immigration Detention Cente – Parish’s hospitality to refugees Anti-Discrimination Prompt Disbursement Of Trust Funds … Continue reading