I hope to be surprised by God
Learning to behold the mystery
“When I heard the term ‘Bible reading tool kit’, I listened and reflected on the additional tools I can add to my own personal Bible reading tool kit, and it turns out there are a whole raft of ideas we can use to enrich our reading of scripture,” says FormedFaith’s Fiona Hammond
“DARK’s story threads riff off Greek tragedies. What first appear to be philosophical musings and hypothetical ethical dilemmas become concrete plot points requiring answers…My conversations with other viewers have uncovered some using spreadsheets to keep track of relationships and family involvements,” says Jonathan Sargeant on the Netflix series, DARK
“Many Australians, including Christians, generously donate to aid organisations who assist in times of disaster and in the development space by helping to lift living conditions. Fair trade can be seen as ‘aid through trade’. We all make purchases, including tea, coffee, chocolate, clothes and other goods. Fair trade is a way of doing differently what we already do every day,” says The Rev’d John Martin from Resource Church the Parish of Robina, as World Fair Trade Day approaches on 8 May
“In a list of the top 50 subjects that Jesus taught on, money and finance comes in at number four, yet Jesus never chose to teach about tithing. In short, the New Testament does not stipulate a ten per cent tithe for Christians. So, what should our position on giving be?” asks The Rev’d Charlie Lacey from St Andrew’s, Springfield
The Rev’d Adam Lowe from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba explores the question, ‘How is crisis an opportunity to lead strategic change?’
The Rev’d Adam Lowe from Resource Church St Bart’s, Toowoomba explores the question, ‘Pivot or Pothole: how is crisis an opportunity to lead strategic change?’
“Over the last seven and a half years I have come to call the Western Region ‘home’ and am deeply grateful for friendship shared with lay leaders, clergy, and congregations across a broad geography. I think there are at least four standout qualities demonstrated by many people I work with in rural and remote Australia,” says Bishop Cam Venables
“It is more than a ‘good book’, it is dynamite, and we should take every opportunity to get this powerful text into the hands of as many people as possible,” says The Rev’d Charlie Lacey, as he shares a hair-raising story about crossing a checkpoint in West Africa