Reflections
“When I initially heard about ‘change the date’, my first thought was, ‘Why bother? It’s just a day!’ But, there are at least two problems with ‘It’s just a day!’ thinking,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
Reflections
“Christmas is now over…As we put away the lovely nativity scenes, I wonder about the continuing relevance of the nativity for us as contemporary Christians,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
“I think we can use our God-given volition and creativity to craft with God a new and beautiful mosaic, with each of us encouraged to participate,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt, inspired by the Japanese art of Kintsugi
“I suspect the tendency to very quickly retreat into our bunkers, and to start actively protecting ourselves by attacking ‘the opposition’ is driven, at least in part, by the way people feel so certain about their positions – such that if anyone disagrees, they must be fundamentally wrong,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
“Being a person of faith in no way means that we see things that are not there, but rather the way in which we understand the things that are there is changed by our faith,” says The Rev’d Andrew Schmidt
As part of our series on Reconciliation Action Plan achievements, recent Wontulp-Bi-Buya College pilgrims tell us about their immersion trip to Cairns, including the highlights of the pilgrimage
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