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Tuesday, 5 February 2019
| Rex Dale
How do we finish life’s race with intentionality and grace, strength and focus? Gordon MacDonald writes about the temptation to quit and the habits of heart and mind that can build resilience in the Christian life.
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Saturday, 29 December 2018
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from November and December 2018.
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Tuesday, 25 December 2018
| John Kidson
With butterflies in her stomach but a steadfast and simple faith, Mary shares her big news with her cousin, Elizabeth.
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Monday, 3 December 2018
| Ian Hore-Lacy
Is God dead in the West? Sheridan, a Catholic, argues that Christians in Australia are now in exile. But, rather than retreating, Christians need to 'conceive of themselves as a bold minority’ with a strong presence at all levels of society, and notably documented in Australian politics.
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Friday, 26 October 2018
| Rex Dale
The necessity of reading well is now more urgent than ever because the information coming from the internet is disjointed, failing to give a right vision for life. Karen Prior's book is an invitation to read attentively and to rediscover the art of close, linear, meditative type of reading.
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Thursday, 25 October 2018
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from September and October 2018.
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Thursday, 18 October 2018
| Charles Ringma
Urban mission is birthed and sustained by an urban spirituality, writes Karina Kreminski. Service and witness take place in ordinary life, where Christians are neighbours in their communities and grounded in their neighbourhoods.
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Thursday, 18 October 2018
| John Kidson
When an average Thursday morning turns into an unexpected trip to the local hospital, it’s hard not to appreciate the little things in life.
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Wednesday, 19 September 2018
| Ethos editor
Highlights of links to online news and opinion pieces from August 2018.
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Wednesday, 5 September 2018
| Andrew Stewart
U2’s long-awaited album, Songs of Experience, is testimony to the band’s unrelenting optimism. Musically it provides a consistently stronger set of songs than the previous two albums. The band’s Christian faith is evident in the lyrics but perhaps some deeper insights into how faith can make things better would be welcome.
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