When it comes to the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse, it would be difficult for anyone in Australian society to refute the timeliness and importance of such an initiative. Even those in power within institutions with the most to lose have claimed publicly that they will ‘cooperate fully’ with the process. But what does it really mean for the Christian church to ‘take sides’ against oppression perpetrated behind its own closed doors?

We now find our sporting interests hitting the front pages of our newspapers in new ways.

Reflections from an oncology ward.

For Christians living in Western culture today, as it moves further and further away from its Christian heritage, it sometimes feels like being an alien or an immigrant or perhaps even like being in exile.

Public opinion about Ned Kelly is likely to remain polarised for the foreseeable future but the thoughtful views of colonial clergy such as Moorhouse and Coles continue to provide a model of careful Christian reflection on one of Australia’s wayward sons.

So is Armstrong a fall guy for a period where it was the done thing? Or is he a mastermind? Drug-taking has been all too common, although the fact so many cyclists have been caught is both reassuring as well as disturbing.

The encouragement offered to us by Christ as king is often not what we want, though it is what we need. What does it mean for our discipleship that Christ is king?

Working with people with disabilities can be varied experience, vacillating between joy and frustration, confidence and uncertainty. But the way we view disabilities is often worth challenging.

The struggle for justice, uncomfortable questions of character and our corruptibility, and the gospel hope of reconciliation all have a place in the story of asbestos in Australia

"Maybe some missions failed because we trusted each other to be good, and failed to properly acknowledge our sinful human nature."