I have decided to release some of the early recordings of my songs on YouTube. ‘Kindness Is My Religion’ is typical of my spiritual community singalong folk-pop songs. It was a recorded as a rough cut in a single take in the basement under St Andrews, Vulture Street, South Brisbane. I was on vocals with […]

Here we share a six minute slideshow prepared by Together for the Common Good for Churches Together England’s conference on missionary discipleship held in November 2020. It features Jenny Sinclair, founder director of T4CG. CTE is the national umbrella body for more than fifty different Christian denominations. To watch the video click here or scroll down to the […]

Two paradoxes of forgiveness From Robert Enright Robert Enright, Ph.D., is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a licensed psychologist, he pioneered the social scientific study of forgiveness. He is the author of over 120 publications. His colleagues and he have developed and tested a pathway to forgiveness, called Forgiveness Therapy, that […]

This is my take on spirituality and religion that I shared with Philippe Kienerin an interview in Switzerland for Innerchange. I’d be interested in other people’s take on the subject. Dave Andrews INNERCHANGE.LIFE https://innerchange.life/peace-media-library/dave-andrews-spirituality-as-experience-of-compassion-for-the-other/?fbclid=IwAR3OWchH-DJe8wpyiW_jY_I-nydLduvlnYaTC8TKs0idgir7zbsDsjAHpPw

For some of us, fear is a prevalent emotion: We are fearful of how this coronavirus will affect our loved ones and ourselves; we are fearful of what this “lockdown” will do to our economy, our businesses, our churches; we are fearful this will never end… Into our fear and exhaustion and impatience, steps Jesus, […]

Ever wonder what the early church taught on violence, war and treatment of enemies? Find out in this concise ebook! https://bit.ly/2XbKdDn This book is a collection of quotes from early Christian leaders curated by my friend Jason G Porterfield that remind us how implacably opposed to imperial religion founded on violence the early followers of Jesus were. Dave Andrews

Every year, millions of Christians around the world prepare themselves for Easter by recognising the season of Lent, a time to walk with God in anticipation, reflection and humility. This Lent, Common Grace and The Bible Society invite us to create space in our busy lives, as we journey together through a central part of Jesus’ […]

Having been friends for eight years, Church of Scotland minister Revd Neil Urquhart and Catholic priest Fr Willie Boyd have made many music videos together, including A Bridge Too Far praised by anti-sectarian charity Nil by Mouth for building bridges in the community. Third in The Shoes Brothers Trilogy “A Bridge TOO FAR?!” has Irvine’s ‘bad dad dancers’ Father Wullie (Roman Catholic Priest) & […]

If you can’t talk about dealing with climate change when the country is burning, when can you? The time to talk about it is NOW. The Network of Spiritual Progressives Australia with Queensland branch of the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change is organising a public screening of D. Gameu’s acclaimed brilliant documentary “2040-Join the […]

Here’s a brief reflection on the sustaining power of joy for the struggle suggested by my good friend Corin Pilling. https://livability.org.uk/why-its-time-to-rediscover-the-sustaining-power-of-joy/