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Worship Today: Understanding, Practice, Ecumenical Implications (Faith and Order Paper No. 194 from the World Council of Churches),Edited by Thomas F. Best and Dagmar Heller RRP: $52.95The commentators in this collection seek to find what is common in Christian traditions, East and West, such as the central place given to the worship of God by all Christians. There is also ...

Milbi DabaarStories and teachings from the first AustraliansFor teachers, leaders, pastors and students for use in Christian ministry among Aborigines of AustraliaFrom Wontulp-Bi-Buya College , QLDRRP $25 including postage.Milbi Dabaar (meaning ‘Good News’ in the Guugu Yimithirr language) is a new resource book from Wontulp-Bi-Buya Theological Training College in North Queensland. This book provides insights through stories and teachings that ...

Punished not Protected Directed by Judy Rymer DVD in four parts, total 58 Mins Ronin Films RRP: $49.50 for private home use Refugee rights advocate Julian Burnside QC sums up the content of this educational documentary, Punished not Protected: “Once you know what we are doing – you have a simple choice. You can collaborate or you can oppose and ...

The Pearl: Steve Renouf’s Story By John Harms University of Queensland Press RRP: $29.95 The Pearl is a moving story of a rugby league footballer, his family, and his Aboriginal identity. John Harms is a sports journalist and former high school teacher, who has described Steve Renouf’s sporting glory and heritage. While Steve Renouf’s journey is still a work in ...

Slow Steady Heart Leo Nine Label Iron Duke. MGM distribution. 2005 Originally known as Battered Fish, Leo Nine have quietly been working away at a new sound since their last full length release seven years ago. Their self-titled EP release in 2001 gave fans a taste of what was in store and the result, Slow Steady Heart, proved worth the ...

Worship Today: Understanding, Practice, Ecumenical Implications edited by Thomas F. Best and Dagmar Heller.World Council of Churches, April 2004.Worship Today: Understanding, Practice, Ecumenical Implications is an important book for the church in Australia and across the world. It is Faith and Order Paper No. 194 from the World Council of Churches. Its first value lies in how widely representative it ...

Starring: Starring Soran Ebrahim and Avaz Latif. Written and directed by Bahman Ghobadi. 98 mins. Genre: Iranian with English subtitles. Rating: Rated PG. Set in a refugee camp on the Turkish/Iranian border, a growing community of Kurdish refugees are caught between Saddam Hussein’s genocide on one side, and Iran’s refusal to let them cross into their territory on the other. ...

Many Members yet One Body by Craig Nessan Augsberg-Fortress RRP $17.95. The sexuality “debate” in our church has at times seemed to have implied that those with whom we disagree are not Christian, or do not respect the Bible. It seems that there are two views – mine which is always right, and the other which is always wrong; mine ...

Luther Directed by Eric Till DVD available for rental not yet for sale. First released to the big screen in 2003 the story of Martin Luther, 16th century German monk turned church reformer, maintains much of its impact on DVD. The story begins with Luther’s dramatic survival in a terrifying storm and tells the story of his discovery of God’s ...

Which Gospel? Three New Testament Perspectives By Rev Dr Dean Drayton MediaCom Education, 2005.RRP $19.95 Rev Dr Dean Drayton, President of the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia, has provided us with a most helpful volume to assist leaders in the Church in proclaiming the Gospel of God in new and exciting ways. It is written in a very ...