Nadia Bolz-Weber Archives - JourneyOnline

Rachel Held Evans: Busting myths about millennials

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 22:00:38 +0000

A millennial’s reasons for staying, leaving and returning to church are as rich and complex as the generation itself. Ashley Thompson speaks with New York Times best-selling author Rachel Held Evans about why Generation Y isn’t as shallow as you might think. A self-described introvert and “doubt-filled believer” from the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, ...

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Women’s conference seeks deeper story

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:03:23 +0000

In September 500 women from across the Uniting Church in Australia gathered in Sydney for the inaugural UnitingWomen conference. Mardi Lumsden reports. The concept of a Uniting Church women’s conference is not a new one; the most recent similar event was Women Clothed with the Sun held in Brisbane in 1996. UnitingWomen’s theme, Seeking a ...

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Screw pretending: Be yourself

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:29:49 +0000

You are who you are. Ashley Thompson speaks with New York Times bestselling author Rev Nadia Bolz-Weber about why Christians should be authentic and vulnerable. You’d be forgiven thinking Rev Nadia Bolz- Weber is anti-authoritarian: the short spiky hair, striking tattoos and cynical wit—if it wasn’t for her clerical collar you’d never guess this foul-mouthed, ...

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October Journey now available

QLD Synod Webmaster — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:33:39 +0000

The October edition of Journey magazine is now available in PDF. You can download this edition and all previous editions back to 2005 on the download page. Unapologetically us My housemate has a moustache. It suits him, but it’s unusual to see someone in their 20s wearing such a style. If you ask him about it he’ll shrug and say “I’ve ...

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Confessions of a reluctant saint

QLD Synod Webmaster — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 04:33:55 +0000

Pastrix – the cranky, beautiful faith of a sinner and saint Nadia Bolz-Weber Jericho Books, 2013 RRP $22 Frank, amusing and profoundly moving; this book is Nadia’s faith journey told through anecdotes from her life, with vulnerability and disarming simplicity. The theme of death and resurrection weaves through the book, as Nadia tells her story ...

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