The controversy over Latin American theologian Ruth Padilla DeBorst’s comments on the Israel-Palestine conflict at last month’s Lausanne IV Gathering highlighted the long-standing tensions within the Lausanne Movement and the need for courage to discuss the hard issues.
Last month’s 50th anniversary gathering of the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) was sadly its last. Veteran journalist and Ethos board member Graeme Cole traces the foundation, history and closure of this important organisation. Where to from here for Christian publishing?
‘In this crucible of fire — both chemical and divine — we are transformed. The flames that threaten to consume us also forge us anew. We will burn, yes, but we will also grow. And in that growth, we will find our healing, our strength, our rebirth.’ A reflection on the purifying fire of chemotherapy.