AN ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN WORK FOR SHARED VISION OF PEACE How do an Israeli who lost his parents on October 7th and a Palestinian whose brother died after torture in Israeli prisons come together to reject revenge and build a brotherhood for peace? Why do they believe lasting peace between Israel and Palestine could be […]

“Edge-walkers is an excellent embodiment of contemporary biographies as exploratory theologies. The book is a selection of courageous stories of people who have tried to hold onto their faith in Jesus while, at the same time, going to the very edge – and sometimes beyond the edge – of their faith. These stories are brave […]

“I am a veteran and a former pastor at a mega church in the South. I walked away from evangelical Christianity and embraced an engaged contemplative life, and I have not been able to listen to a Christian sermon for the past seven years. I listened to this one and stand with every word this […]

Bill Diacos was married to my wife Ange’s cousin Val. For many years we lived in the same street and used to visit each other regularly. Val sadly died of cancer and a couple of weeks ago Bill sadly died of cancer too. Yesterday we attended Bill’s funeral at St George’s Greek Orthodox Church West […]

Colin couldn’t wait to play Santa. He used to grow a long white beard to go with his long white hair. Each week he’d get up at church and beg for donations from the congregation. He clapped his hands with delight at the prospect at distributing these presents as gifts to kids at Christmastime. Julian […]

Eric Liddell won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics. His was a life of inspiration to draw upon. The backstory of the man featured in Chariots of Fire offers a vision of there being a higher duty than one’s own personal success and national glory Tim Costello As I arrange my timetable for the next […]

EMERGED: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE EMERGING CHURCH MOVEMENT My friend Tony Jones has joined with Tripp Fuller to record, with the help of Josh Gilbert, a series of podcasts as “an oral history of the emerging church movement”. The series generally focuses on the emergent movement in the US, but the podcast this week […]

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCISFOR THE 2023 WORLD DAY OF THE POOR 19 November 2023, Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time “Do not turn your face away from anyone who is poor” (Tob 4:7)  1. This, the seventh annual World Day of the Poor, is a fruitful sign of the Father’s mercy and a support for […]

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’ Father Bob Maguire, beloved Melbourne priest, dies aged 88 Jennifer King Wednesday 19 Apr 2023 04.08 BST Variously described as a maverick, a “kick-arse dude in a robe” and an “anti-Catholic lowlife”, the Catholic priest […]

I met Ron Sider when he was visiting in India. He came to speak at a conference about Jesus’ call to do justice. While he was in Delhi Ron didn’t stay in a hotel, let alone a five star hotel, like many other prominent American Christian leaders. Instead Ron stayed with us in our rehab […]

Global efforts to fight malaria have yielded impressive results. An estimated 10.6 million malaria deaths and 1.7 billion cases were averted between 2000 to 2020. Twenty-six countries reported fewer than 100 cases in 2020, up from just six in 2000. Since 2015, nine countries have been certified as malaria-free. WHO At the front of the pack […]

WIPFANDSTOCK.COM Living for Shalom- Wipf and Stock Publishers I would encourage you to read this new book about the life of our dear friend Ross Langmead. ‘Ross Langmead will be remembered as one of Australia’s leading missiologists, having established his credentials as a young man in founding Westgate Baptist Community after writing a report on […]