A Christian dilemma? In his novel, The Cobras of Calcutta, Grant Sutherland wrote of  “old Mr Douglas, who goes about the town like every other man, his soul undiscovered and the small change of the day’s doings on his tongue.” The picture is of an old man, wandering the village, nodding, chatting, acquainted with everyone but known by no one. ... ...

A love story An excerpt from: The Gathering HER CHEEKS WERE FLUSHED with emotion and the haste of her journey through the dark backstreets of the city. She was running late and felt somewhat ashamed. Even more so, she felt ashamed because she was coming empty handed—again. It had only been a few weeks and she still felt so strange ... ...

Reflections on God and politics In his helpful and timely book, God Is Good For You, Greg Sheridan quotes the Cistercian Father Michael Casey on the modern postmodern movement. Drawing on the work of French sociologist, the late Jean Baudillard, Casey posits that the five qualities postmodernism lacks are ‘depth, coherence, meaning, authenticity and originality.’ Anyone who has heard left-leaning ... ...

An opportunity for re-imagining who we are? Clearly we are facing a serious situation. If, however, we accept the coronavirus at God’s hand rather than at China’s hand it may lead us to wonder what God wants for us in and through these times. Many things are being brought to the surface for reflection: geopolitical issues, our own Australian responses ... ...

Reflections on Religious Freedom It was Marshall McLuhan in his book ‘Understanding the Media’, who coined the phrase, ‘the medium is the message.’ That is, how and where you say something often becomes the message people receive whether you intend it to be so or not. As Proverbs tell us, ‘If a man loudly blesses his neighbour early in the ... ...