AUTUMN2019 Archives - JourneyOnline

Letters to the Editor – Autumn 2019

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 02:59:32 +0000

A continuing dialogue I am saddened by the continuing emotive letters appearing in Journey on the subject of same-sex marriage. For a number of years now I have dabbled in theology and philosophy and so I can only conclude that there has been inadequate thinking about this subject. So let me make two points at ...

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New faces in ministry

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 02:36:37 +0000

Iris Marais I come from humble beginnings and grew up in Johannesburg. My awareness of Jesus’ love for me led me to become a Christian when I was 16-years-old through a confirmation course in the Methodist Church in South Africa. This gave me a solid foundation in Christianity, but my time at Holy Trinity Brompton ...

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Reflections on the Word of God

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 01:24:48 +0000

Does the “way” of Christ and his teachings constitute the authoritative Word of God or are other parts of the Bible (such as the Old Testament) also included as the authoritative Word of God? Journey sat down with three theologians from Trinity College Queensland and Uniting College to explore the issue. Dr John Frederick When ...

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When the Bible says something I don’t like

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:43:22 +0000

We have all read some passages in the Bible that make us uncomfortable. Do you treat the Bible as an all-or-nothing proposition in the way you live your life? If not, why is that? How did you come to that decision? Do you have an informed theology? Rev Prof Andrew Dutney explored questions like these ...

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Book review: God is Good for You

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:39:01 +0000

While Christianity seems to be on the decline in Australian society, there’s no denying its influence in politics with numerous prime ministers (Scott Morrison, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott for starters) and other politicians belonging to the faith. Notable Australian journalist Greg Sheridan tackles the subject in his latest book God is Good ...

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The art of preaching without words

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:47:15 +0000

This issue introduces the new Journey Q & A focusing on Uniting Church artists and photographers. Meet Queensland artist and Uniting Church minister (retired) Rev Dr Geraldine Wheeler BA, BD, MTh, MEd, PhD; one of the founders of the ecumenical artist group Visionaries which celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its first exhibition in 2019. Geraldine ...

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Mission Control: Know

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:36:58 +0000

Over the course of 2019, I want to take the opportunity to unpack a simple mission framework in this column. Conveniently the framework has four parts so that fits nicely into the format for the year. The four parts of this framework are represented by four words: Know, Notice, Discern and Act. If that’s all ...

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The heart of giving: welcome to 2019

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:26:12 +0000

I hope all our readers had a blessed Christmas season. It is heart-warming to note how Wesley Mission Queensland and UnitingCare Queensland, in partnership with the Uniting Church in Queensland, made it their business to make Christmas a better experience for families in need. The 2018 Target UnitingCare Christmas Appeal raised $95 000, supporting more ...

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Postcards from the past

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:08:43 +0000

In a new quarterly column Simon Gomersall dusts off the history books to consider how our past shapes the present and the future. Postcards from the past will highlight historical moments in the life of the church to help illuminate our own situation which seems fitting given the Christian revelation implores us to remember well. ...

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Meeting Christ alive

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 06:01:37 +0000

UnitingWorld’s Cath Taylor reports on how the spirit of Christ is alive and well in the life-changing work Queensland congregations are doing to help the people of Timor Leste. Billy Graham famously suggested there is more evidence that Jesus rose from the dead than there is that Julius Caesar ever lived. It’s a big claim. ...

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