Christmas Day was almost here. Izzy LaPeruta, aged 7, of New Jersey, USA, was in her living room, near the Christmas tree, playing with a ball. In one terrible moment, the ball flew too close to the tree and knocked it. Tumbling down to the floor…

I grew up in the rural-urban fringe of Sydney, in an atheist family. But I had the great privilege to hear about God through SRE Scripture teachers. These wonderful people from local churches came into our primary school each week to teach us from…

This is the final part of a 4-part series looking at issues of freedom and authority from 1 Timothy 2:1–7 (read part 1, part 2, and part 3). This passage teaches us a theology of God and humanity, and so it teaches us to live as humans among humans and…

This is Part 3 of a 4-part series looking at issues of freedom and authority from 1 Timothy 2:1–7 (read part 1 and part 2). This passage teaches about God and humanity, and so it teaches us to live as humans among humans and human authorities.We’ve…

This is Part 2 of a 4-part series looking at issues of freedom and authority from 1 Timothy 2:1–7 (read part 1). This passage teaches us about God and humanity, and so it teaches us to live as humans among humans and human authorities.The first thing…

Tensions are very high in our community at the moment. I’m writing from Sydney, in extended Covid-19 lockdown, not long after the illegal Anti-Lockdown protest of 23 July 2021, which started just near my home. The protesters were expressing…