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The Alphabet Bible

August 15, 2023 by Jeanette Chin

When I was at uni, we read an article about memory. It argued that pen and paper, computers and smart phones have erased our reliance on memory. There are good things about this, of course. Our digital calendar reminds us of wedding anniversaries.…

The Gospel Speaks a Better Word than ‘You are Enough’

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 by Christine Bransdon

In case you missed it, the Barbie movie has now taken in over $1 billion at the box office globally. I saw the film on its opening weekend, enjoyed it immensely and have been thinking about it ever since. Amid the colour, humour and slightly anarchic…

Recommended Reading – Raising Confident Kid

August 8, 2023 by Hannah Blake

I recently had a church mum approach me about a concern she has. Her daughter is in her first year of secondary school, and so is encountering new ideas about relationships and gender and identity, and having helpful conversations within the…

The Life of Faith – Book Review

August 1, 2023 by ACR Editorial

Thirty-four years ago I began as a naïve 21 year-old theological student at Moore College. Peter Jensen was the Principal and my lecturer in first year doctrine. His class notes, which I recall he would hand out in full after each lecture, are…

What I’m reading – A Smorgasbord

July 29, 2023July 27, 2023 by Hannah Blake

I began this year determined to read more. I’ve always liked reading, and I have plenty of books! It’s just that somehow the time that I remember having as a ten year old doesn’t seem to be there anymore. Or maybe it’s the energy. Either way, I set…

What happened a year ago today

July 20, 2023 by Bronwyn Windsor

It’s a cliché: ‘It began as an ordinary day’. But it did. And it opened a window into the ordinary extraordinariness of God’s providence. 7:57am – my husband is going for a run. He’s a very routine-type person so it’s his usual practice, but it’s…

What I’d be reading right now (if it had come out before the extended version)

July 18, 2023 by Lionel Windsor

You might be aware that a couple of years ago, Victoria passed laws to ban certain kinds of conversation about gender and sexual identity—and other states like NSW are considering following suit. The scope of Victoria’s laws goes far beyond…

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