Cummeragunja Mission has an esteemed place in Australian Churches of Christ history. It was the place of birth and nurture of Sir Pastor Doug Nicholls, an eminent Aboriginal reformer and church leader and, eventually, State Governor of South Australia. Cummeragunja was also a byword for the dire conditions which led to the walkout and strike that wasContinue reading “The Sapphires – a response”
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How to Recover from the ‘Flu…
… when you get to convalescing, that is, after the fever breaks. Order some nice Perth winter sunshine (about 18ºC) following a rainshower that leaves everything fresh. Find a (dry) wind-sheltered possy over looking the Indian Ocean. Buy a nice hot chocolate from the beach kiosk that just happens to be open for your convenience.Continue reading “How to Recover from the ‘Flu…”
PC Blues
No – not political correctness – personal computers. Like the little girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead, when they are good they are very, very good; when they are bad they are horrid! (Incidentally, how PC is this old nursery doggerel today?) Our more frequent thunderstorms saw the need to replaceContinue reading “PC Blues”
Returning from the blogging desert…
I discreetly upload this bookmark to acknowledge an urge to emerge from the blogging desert. Life events and preoccupations (including computer crashes) have seen this blog vacant for a while. The frantic blogaday of 2011 gave away to blog no day for several months in 2012 – a spectacular promise of fireworks that fizzled outContinue reading “Returning from the blogging desert…”
Receptive Ecumenism
Just spent a wonderful weekend helping host a visit to Perth by Professor Paul Murray of Durham University. “Receptive Ecumenism” is his forte. It is about opening heart and mind across the traditions that identify the diversity of the Christian story yet also divide and fragment its unity. We stand at a time in historyContinue reading “Receptive Ecumenism”
Travelling the Ancient Mediterranean
Ever wanted to travel the ancient Roman roads, working out the cheapest or swiftest journey by foot, donkey or trireme? What’s the most efficient route from Eleutheropolis to Olisipo? Which time of the year favors a sail across the briny? Look no further than ORBIS. You can travel back in time and set up your ownContinue reading “Travelling the Ancient Mediterranean”
Refugees in the dark over security checks – Eureka Street
This article touches on a huge source of anxiety among refugees on bridging visas and living in communities such as ours. A High Court challenge is a flickering sign of hope that our Kafka-like systems will find an inch of redress. The toxic political polarisation that soaks our our waking moments, however, will take something more. RefugeesContinue reading “Refugees in the dark over security checks – Eureka Street”
Why keep saying sorry?
Sorry Day commemorations in Wellington Square, Perth, were significant but low key this morning. The usual annual crowd of 3000, comprising school children and business folk, is not as accessible on a chilly Saturday morning. Even so, about 100 folk gathered at the Sorry Pole listened to speeches from Sorry Day leaders, Noongar Elder BenContinue reading “Why keep saying sorry?”
Still here!
No, I haven’t abandoned this blog. Just a tad busy lately. I’ll be back soon – I promise!
People smuggler or the Schindler of Asia? – The Drum Opinion
People smuggler or the Schindler of Asia? – The Drum Opinion – Ali Al Jenabi was a people smuggler. Resourceful and compassionate, he took his responsibilities to others seriously. This has cost him dearly. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). I find this article and the accompanying comments moving and disturbing on so many levels. Lamentation, sackcloth andContinue reading “People smuggler or the Schindler of Asia? – The Drum Opinion”
Wondering Pilgrim 