Podcast
Anne Van Gend, priest, author and ministry educator, joins the podcast to explore how we tell and keep telling stories about ‘atonement’ in different ways; in mythology, in fantasy novels, movies and of course, in the Christian tradition. Anne argues that the central story of Christian faith – the life, death,
Liturgical
This I believe. Earth is our only home, and every creature is our neighbour, from the tiniest to the tallest, from the greatest to the smallest, and all the unnoticed between. We are connected in our needs. We are connected in our dreams. We are connected through that which gives
Articles
Empathy is painful. As we watch what is happening in Palestine and don t turn away, we deeply mourn, and the mourning goes on and on. In the midst of this mourning we realise that we are not alone in our mourning. This mourning reaches across cultures, and languages and ethnicities. It goes deep, in
Podcast
“Am I actually allowed to ask that?” is a question I asked often in the first couple of years of the podcast. In every instance, often to my great surprise, “yes” was the answer. The roof did not cave. The sky did not fall. Whatever we mean when we use the word God, it seems that it is a mystery lar
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Blessed be those who are losing the ability to worry, who have met their fears and are slowly accepting them, realising that life, love, and loss are all gifts intertwined, fellow travellers, inseparable companions on their journey. They are paddling with the river, rounding the bends. Blessed be those with
Articles
Having drag performers centre stage at the Olympics, on one of the biggest stages in world theatre, is not a politically neutral act. Being able to have that act understood as referring to Jesus and the twelve apostles is not a politically neutral act. Doing this in France, with the ascendancy of th
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When we diminish one, we are all diminished. When we injure one, we are all injured. When we exclude one, we all suffer. When we celebrate one, all are celebrated. When we welcome one, all are welcomed. When we love one, we love all, and all are loved
Scripture
To give a statistical reading of that context of persons actually named in the Bible, around 90% are men and 10% women. “The Hebrew Bible mentions a total of 1,426 names of which 1,315 are those of men. Thus only 111 women’s names appear, about 9% of the total. [1] Another study meticulously count
Podcast
How do we find a way back to one another, across shrill voices and opposing ideologies? How might we reclaim a democracy which appreciates the value of 'the other', creating community and living with tension in life-giving ways? With the recent release of the updated version of
News
"One of the significant motions that was passed at our recent synod was one endorsing an apology to LGBTIQA+ people for harm caused to them and their loved ones by the church. The motion came after a request from Synod in 2022 for a listening process to be developed
Articles
Misunderstandings as to the true nature of Galileo’s battle with the church, for example, along with beliefs such as the church banning the number zero, the excommunication of Halley’s comet, or that the church believed for centuries that the earth was flat, are urban myths peddled, in the main, by
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I believe in simple things, like the language of kindness, the balm of practical help, the joy of food to share, and friends to share with. I believe in working together, to heal bodies, minds, and hearts, to right the wrongs of injustice, to turn anger to peace, fear to