Wealth inequality is killing the poor
(February 6, 2023)Globally, the very rich are paying less tax and getting even richer, while the poor can buy less because of inflation. Is this right?
Tag: western society
Australia Day and sensitivity towards our indigenous brothers and sisters
(January 26, 2023)Five years ago we attended a service of lament and support for indigenous christians who cannot celebrate Australia Day with the rest of the country. The service highlighted issues that I think we all wish weren’t there, or would go away. Last night we watched an online prayer service conducted by Aboriginal christians seeking to […]
The western church needs “something completely different”
(January 16, 2023)“It’s no secret that the stars are falling from the skyIt’s no secret that our world is in darkness tonight.” U2, The Fly And it’s no secret that the church in the western world has lost credibility, numbers and influence. And that christian faith has been in decline in western countries as a proportion of […]
Good chocolate
(December 8, 2022)As christians, our chocolate buying and eating habits can make an enormous difference, good or bad, to families living on the other side of the world.
8 actions to save God’s world and his people
(October 3, 2022)The world is in a sorry state right now. Not only a brutal unjustified invasion of Ukraine with its accompanying atrocities, not only anti-democracy movements in many counties, but climate catastrophes. Record, unprecedented flooding in Europe, Pakistan and Australia. Fierce wildfires in the US, Europe and Australia. Destructive storms in the US and Japan. Worsening […]
Was Jesus a leftist?
(August 10, 2022)The story of a conservative christian guy who became a leftist while attending a conservative christian college.
Religion & politics: unequally yoked?
(June 21, 2022)Do religion and politics mix? There are good reasons for christians to be active in politics, and some traps to avoid.
Lessons from the election
(May 25, 2022)The Australian election is over and I can resume normal life. But I’ve learned a few interesting lessons along the way. How it went down (info for non-Aussies) The outgoing Australian government was ultra conservative and, it seemed to me, negligent, profligate and arguably corrupt. Australia was way behind the rest of the developed world in […]
When it is hard to be a pacifist
(March 2, 2022)The Ukraine conflict leads me to some conflicting thoughts about war, justice, non-violence and the Sermon on the Mount.
The harm a church can do
(September 30, 2021)Stories have started to emerge, the last few years, about abuse suffered in churches. It is good to listen, and learn ….. and respond.