Enjoy chocolate with a clear conscience
(April 8, 2024)Find out which chocolate brands and distributors have the most ethical supply chains.
Tag: Change the world
Does Jesus want action more than belief?
(February 21, 2024)What is the core of Jesus’ life and teachings, the atonement or the Sermon on the Mount? Perhaps they both are central?
Feeding the hand that bites you
(January 28, 2024)Who in the world is poor, and why? And why don’t things get better for them?
The sin of inequality
(November 30, 2023)Inequality of income and opportunity is the cause of many evils in the world, yet we western Christians find it hard to avoid it. What should we do?
First Nations: how did we get to here?
(August 28, 2023)My previous post (Is God woke?) led to me being asked some questions about First Nations people in Australia, and whether they deserve any special consideration by Government or white people generally. I think we can only understand, and respond to, the present situation if we have considered the history of First Nations peoples and […]
Is God woke?
(August 23, 2023)Well the Barbie movie is out, with much fanfare. Most people seem to love it and think it’s fun. But a few are calling it feminist and “woke”. It’s not the only thing that is being criticised as “woke” these days. Political correctness is woke. Black Lives Matter is woke. Feminism is woke. These are […]
Is modern western Christianity too unspiritual?
(July 17, 2023)Do you feel close to God? Would you describe yourself as a spiritual person? Have you ever had a meaningful experience of God that has impacted you deeply? I have to confess I must answer “no” to each of those questions. My faith is much more based on facts and ideas and knowledge. But everyone […]
Do we want fewer abortions?
(May 14, 2023)Most of us would agree that reducing the number of abortions would be a good thing. But what is the best way to achieve that?
Can doing evil sometimes be good?
(April 19, 2023)A bunch of people were attending a meeting in a church in Sydney, not a church service, but a meeting to discuss gender politics and impacts on children. There were some protesters there too. Then things turned ugly and a mob attacked with glass bottles and rocks. People screamed and swore, a woman was punched. […]
Fears and aspirations revealed in art
(April 1, 2023)Art by talented and thoughtful final year high school students shows how the coming generations feel about themselves, their families, the world and the future.