āIt is easy to see how the Fraser Coastās Butchulla rules of life align with the Christian values of stewardship, grace and love ā there is much more that unites us as a people than divides us, but we must be intentional in our peacemaking,ā says The Revād Greg Loumeau as he reflects on the Clergy Summer School sessions given by Gurindji man and National Aboriginal Bishop, The Right Rev’d Chris McLeod
Despite the many challenges COVID-19 has brought for schools, St Andrew’s is using this unprecedented period to get creative and try new ideas in the co-curricular space
āWhat really interests me is that, given our notions of beauty might be different from person to person or culture to culture, the presence of God can be found in all kinds of situations, places, people, artworks, and music,ā says Jonathan Sargeant from St Francis College
āAll parishes do things in different ways, and we in Drayton are enjoying finding ways to live the loving, serving, joyous Christian life authentically,ā says The Revād Rick Gummow from The Parish of Drayton
āSeafarers are now returning to the Brisbane Seafarers Centre after a challenging period of COVID restrictions, and it brings joy to our hearts to provide a warm welcome to those who desperately need a smiling face and a comforting connection to the outside world as they visit the Port of Brisbane,ā says Mission to Seafarers President, Captain Ross NichollsĀ
“So how do we talk about Jesusā death in a way that keeps the irony necessary for a crucifixion to be good news? Perhaps we begin by leaving to one side all the theories and staying with the narratives in the gospels. The basic structure of those narratives is that Jesus returns from death and seeks out relationship with those who in one way or another participated in his death, starting with those most intimate to him,” says Dr Peter Kline from St Francis College
“Violent, stormy waters that threaten to overwhelm and even to extinguish life is a recurring motif in the scriptures. From the darkness covering the face of the deep and the unformed chaos in the opening verses of Genesis, to Jesus asleep in the storm-tossed boat in the gospels, untamed, raging waters evoke potent fear in human beings,” says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall in his Week of Prayer for Christian Unity homily
There is strong Anglican involvement in a long-running public campaign to keep in Australia a Tamil family threatened with deportation on 22 September, including from Biloela Anglican and close family friend Angela Fredericks and Bishop Jeremy Greaves
āI invite anglican focus readers to consider adding their own individual names to the āChristians United for Afghanistanā petition,ā says Archbishop Phillip Aspinall
Advent calendars may have been humbler in the 1800s than some produced now, but the idea remains a simple and powerful one ā counting each of the days of Advent, waiting for the Christ child. I remember the excitement I felt as a child, opening the little windows that revealed pictures with Advent themes and the anticipation that grew,ā says The Revād Sue Grimmett, while offering an Advent calendar resource and suggestions to readers