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Friday’s religion wrap

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 01:26:29 +0000

The Journey team selects stories that got us talking this week. Gospel number awakens Atheist’s slumber CBN News covers one atheist’s journey to Christianity via Edwin Hawkins’ “Oh Happy Day”, a gospel song made popular after it was featured in the hit movie Sister Act 2. Charlie Mackesy, a British artist and former atheist was attending a ...

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After the flood, where’s the river of tears?

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 06:02:30 +0000

With a major humanitarian disaster unfolding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh due to dangerous flooding, UnitingWorld’s Cath Taylor asks where is the media coverage and what can we do to help? The first I knew of 16 million people inundated by floodwater were the photos from a friend on Facebook. Outstretched hands, bare shoulders, muddy torrents: they ...

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Position vacant: modern missionary

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:12 +0000

Dr Livingstone, I presume? Forget images of formally clad white missionaries venturing into deepest Africa, the modern missionary could be easily mistaken for a local as they blend seamlessly into the culture of their hosts. Dianne Jensen reports. Anyone from a student to a mid-life professional to a retired tradie can become a missionary with ...

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Friendship builds future

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 05:03:44 +0000

Relationship, not finance, is king in church partnership. Ashley Thompson talks to UnitingWorld and Maleny Uniting Church about their unique relationship with the church behind the Kangra Girls’ Hostel ministry in northern India. “[He said,] ‘We don’t want your money. Please don’t just go back home to Australia after your time here and send money ...

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Discovering Doctor DD

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 02:09:28 +0000

Servant leadership rooted in love for the other can make a radical difference. Rohan Salmond spoke to Mudgeeraba Uniting Church member Dr Dayalan Devanesen AM about loving action, bicultural healthcare and community empowerment. Dr Dayalan Devanesen AM began his medical career with a blessing. “When I was 12 I happened to meet Dr Ida Scudder, ...

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Giving hand-to-mouth

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:26:08 +0000

It was the generosity of people who had almost nothing which taught Katie Wallis the true meaning of giving. Last year I spent a few months living in a boarding hostel for high-school girls in India. I sang with them, played with them, studied with them, and occasionally found myself brave enough to eat spicy ...

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Fashioning compassion

QLD Synod Webmaster — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:11:42 +0000

Human trafficking is usually associated with the sex trade, but it forms a key part of the textile industry as well. On a recent Women of Strength trip to India, Bindy Taylor saw first-hand the working conditions experienced by the people who make our clothes. The connection between clothing production and human trafficking is one ...

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