Professor Rod Jensen, former chair of the Ministerial Education Board and lifelong active layman in the Methodist and Uniting Churches, passed away on Sunday 23 August. Prof Jensen was an inspiration to many people who have wanted the church to engage more intentionally with contemporary society, to make appropriate adaptations and changes that would address the obvious fall in worship ...

AS I WRITE this I am preparing to travel to Sydney to attend the 12th Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia. At the forefront of my mind are the questions, “How will this Assembly impact upon our life in Queensland?” and “How is it relevant to our current financial situation?” I was heartened to read the article about our ...

SOMEONE RECENTLY recalled my first induction as Moderator in 1989 and that I’d said something like it was important that people read not only their Bibles, but the Fitzgerald Report – and discover what each had to say about the other. It was not an entirely original statement. Swiss theologian Karl Barth, in the midst of the turmoil of World ...

Fears about the spread of the H1N1 virus, once known as swine flu, are curtailing religious activities of both Christians and Muslims as they worship and express their faith, especially in Britain. Health authorities believe that the H1N1 flu pandemic is having a greater impact on Britain than on other countries in Europe, with 31 deaths from the sickness reported ...

Canterbury Press, 2006 RRP $59.95 The CD ROM is basically the whole book on CD which makes the talks, guided meditations, etc, electronically accessible. It provides the opportunity for development, adaption, etc without having to reproduce the whole thing. The book is presented in three parts; Getting Started, Themed Resources for Quiet Days and Prayers and Blessings for use in ...

Abingdon Press, 2008 RRP $29.95 A Book and CD “The essential resource for planning your wedding just got better!” The book suggests that since its first publication, it has become a necessary tool for both engaged couples and pastors. The CD – I was actually unable to access the information on the CD. The CD is not a standard sized ...

 Marguerite Chapman – a gracious woman of God I am sure that many of you will be aware that Marguerite Chapman died last Saturday (9th May). Her life and her faith were celebrated at a funeral service in Ayr on Tuesday. Marguerite was a gracious Christian woman whose faith and life touched many people both in her home towns of ...

VOLUNTEERS ARE needed for the Living Room, a ministry to all people with a particular focus on people with disabilities and their carers. The Living Room is held at Ashgrove Avenue Uniting Church from 10am each Tuesday with a worship service and lunch. Trinity Wilston Minister Sue Pickering is looking for people who have gifts to share. “We need people ...

Manila, 30 April (ENI) A Protestant pastor and a farmer have given testimony before the United Nations in Geneva that they have faced torture in the Philippines, giving lie to the government’s claims about its human rights record. "Inside [a] van, I was blindfolded and handcuffed. I was brought to a ‘safe house’ where I was tortured. I was threatened ...

“I SEE A cloud no bigger than a man’s hand.” (1 Kings 18:44 ) Elijah might have been standing near Bedourie late last year near the end of four years without a wet season. Drought had crippled both properties and people throughout northwest Queensland. But by Easter 2009, the area was struggling to recover from floods. Some rain may have ...