The hard truth about climate change is that we know what needs doing - and we all have a part to play. How do we turn our pain and shared suffering, our lament and anticipatory grief, into collective action that actually makes a difference?

The story of Tearfund is a story of the impact of a civil society movement in tackling global problems, building a Christian witness of which the Australian church can be proud. But from the start, Tearfund Australia did more than raise and manage donations.

Some things are like the Tardis from Dr Who: much bigger on the inside than they look from the outside. The life of faith is one such thing. Gazing deeply into the eyes of a dog is another.

Victoria’s VAD legislation was proudly described as the safest and most conservative in the world. But strict safeguards are now framed as barriers to access, obsolete and onerous, and the ‘removal of barriers' foreshadowed by the VAD Review Board will almost inevitably mean reduced safety for the most vulnerable in our society.

When you have been completely dispossessed of all that has meaning, you have nothing left but your body. Our body is our country. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people protest their situation tortured bodies, just as Jesus protests injustices through his body.

The woman at the well traditionally has been portrayed as a prostitute or as immoral. But a proper understanding of context suggests otherwise, and her story invites us to see ourselves and others through Jesus’ eyes of love rather than judgement - and to remember the crucial role women played in the gospels and beyond.

As I rake quietly, repentantly and prayerfully through the sand - searching for nurdles - I quieten my mind and still my soul by attending to a simple and repetitive task. Yet with each nurdle gathered I am simultaneously participating in a tiny act of creation restoration.

In the post-Christian era, certain aspects of traditional Christian morality frames of meaning and practice are not only no longer assumed, but are considered immoral and deviant.

Even more than good values, what everyone in the workforce really needs is more virtue. That's why business ethics courses aren't enough.

This Christmas, once again, the evening news and advertising have death and tinsel sitting contrarily side-by-side. As we contemplate the hovering presence of conflict in our world, we look to Jesus who brings peace - but not in the way we expect.