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The Afterlife: what happens next?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 02:26:53 +0000

It’s one of our eternal questions with no easy answers: what happens to us after we die? Although the statistics suggest many Australians believe in the afterlife, what exact form that takes is still up for debate, whether you’re a Christian or not. Rev Dr David Mackay-Rankin explores the afterlife, the Christian theology underpinning it ...

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The BIG ACT you MUST do this Easter to really embody Jesus

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:48:28 +0000

At the heart of the Easter narrative is a miraculous tale of life after death, of sacrifice and renewal, but how can we practise this concept of resurrection in today’s world? Dr John Frederick—Trinity College Queensland’s New Testament Lecturer—reflects on Jesus’ miracle and how Uniting Church members can embody resurrection in their own faith communities. ...

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Film review: Elle

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 05:47:54 +0000

Paul Verhoeven has brought his fair share of risky (and often risqué) material to the big screen over the past four decades: think Starship Troopers, a fierce critique of US foreign policy masquerading as a sci-fi extravaganza, the garish spectacular Showgirls or the pulpy thriller Basic Instinct. But his latest French-language drama Elle might just ...

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Expanded: Rev Dr Geoff Thompson and disturbing the Basis of Union

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 23:55:51 +0000

Here in Queensland to promote his new book, Disturbing Much, Disturbing Many: Theology provoked by the Basis of Union, Rev Dr Geoff Thompson sat down with Journey to delve deeper into issues of faith, society and the Uniting Church in Australia’s foundational document, the Basis of Union. Journey: If there’s one takeaway from the book, ...

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