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What we learn from winemakers
Rick Morrell and I have connected a couple of our meetings in Adelaide with local food and wine tours. It’s part of our commitment to going the extra mile in our support of our colleague Craig Mitchell...
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Wisdom in the Streets and Marketplaces
I spoke at Kippax Uniting Church this last Sunday morning on the theme of “Discovering God’s wisdom in everyday life and culture”. My text for the day was Proverbs 1:20 – 33. The New Revised Standard...
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There’s been a bit of discussion recently online, about the connections between the Christian festival of Easter and pagan celebrations of spring and fertility. During a radio interview on Easter...
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The Next Christendom
The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity, by Philip Jenkins, is the first book on the reading list for Culture and Mission: Social Theory for Theologians, the two week course I’m...
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Raced Gendered Faithed and Sexed
Paul Alexander, Professor of Christian Ethics and Public Policy at Palmer Theological Seminary, earlier this year delivered “Raced Gendered Faithed and Sexed”, the Presidential Address to the Society...
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In Bob We Trust
Recently I had the privilege of attending the Canberra International Film Festival screening of In Bob We Trust, a documentary film following the last three years of Father Bob Maguire at Sts Peter’s...
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Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y
I’ve just finished reading “Sociology of Religion for Generations X and Y”, published in 2009 by Adam Possamai, Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Western Sydney. I was keen to have...
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Christmas Time to Unite for the Common Good
My Christmas message, on behalf of Canberra Region Presbytery, in today’s Canberra Times Chronicle. “Christians tend to celebrate good news all year round, but at Christmas we have the privilege of...
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Disillusionment Reality and Rejuvenation
Tonight in Being The Church, the subject Chris Walker and I are teaching at United Theological College this semester, we looked at Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s reflections on disillusionment in his little...
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Built for Change
Wow. It’s almost a year since I posted anything here on the Postkiwi blog. I’ve come back to start a new series on books I’m reading in relation to my work as Uniting Learning Network Director for the...
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