What would you tell your teenage self if you could go back in time? Peter Dutton from St Bart’s, Toowoomba, Lydia Fairhall from St Francis College, The Rev’d Cameron Freese from The Parish of East Redland and The Revâd Canon Stewart Perry from The Parish of Robina share their thoughts
Faith-based and humanitarian groups internationally are appealing for aid and prayers as response expands in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has struck Syria and Turkey
âDespite what people may read or hear in the media, the war in Sudan is not about religion. In 2021 when my Anglican priest father was murdered â at a time when the unrest, that led to the war, started â Muslims and Christians gathered for his funeral. My priest father was beloved by the whole community. The war is about resources â about access to gold and oil,â says The Revâd Rebecca King
âIn an unsettled environment, there is much pressure on the ordained person to be the leader that provides continuity, stability and certainty. When clergy talk among ourselves, we often describe this style of an ordained leader as the âHero PriestââŚCan I suggest that it is in the tension between a desire for certainty and the reality that no such assurance is possible that our wellbeing problem lies?â says The Revâd Michael Stalley in a new anglican focus series on âcreating communities of careâ
âAs a student at St Francis Theological College, and as a new priest engaged in Curacy at St Jamesâ, given responsibility for the daughter church of St Thomasâ, North Toowoomba, The Revâd Barge was remembered by many in our Diocese,â says Archives Researcher, Adrian Gibb
âI have been writing worship music for nine years. I never planned to be a songwriter, but a trusted friend felt God impress upon her that I had songs within me to release. I nearly laughed when she told me this â the idea seemed so absurd. Yet when I sat down for the first time to write, I found an unexpected joy. I knew Iâd discovered a new part of myself,â says Penny Howchin from St Andrewâs, Springfield
âHer fortitude and spiritual determination showed no bounds,â says Archives Researcher Adrian Gibb of missionary nurse Dorothea Tomkins, whose remarkable faith drove her to do extraordinary things in perilous times
Approximately 3,615 Palestinians are being detained by Israeli authorities, including 40 children and 20 women â Lulu Aranki-Nasir’s 24-year-old Anglican daughter, Layan, is just one of these PalestiniansÂ
Anglicare Southern Queensland has announced the appointment of Sue Cooke as its new Executive Director, replacing the highly-regarded Karen Crouch who led the organisation since 2012