Maybe the checks and balances in our current political machinery will eventually prevent the execution of this heinous scheme. Hope springs eternal, for I don’t see how UNHCR guidelines can support what our government has in mind. Asylum-seeker swap deal must have UNHCR approval: Doug Cameron | The Australian.
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Of Gods and Men (2010) – a review
See synopsis at Of Gods and Men (2010) – IMDb. Having written earlier this week of “receptive ecumenism” and new cross-cultural invitations to work together, this film reminds us, in its beginnings, that this is an ancient idea. We see a small Christian monastic community living harmoniously and symbiotically within a small Islamic village. Medicine, hospitalityContinue reading “Of Gods and Men (2010) – a review”
Reflections on a funeral
Until two years ago, it had been over forty years since I had seen Gay. Back then we ran with the Albert Park mob, a loose collection of teenagers linked through church youth clubs in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Yesterday I presided over her funeral service, held in the open air atContinue reading “Reflections on a funeral”
A hint of a silver lining…
Welcome to Australia – unity and diversity « Call to radical discipleship. The melancholy cloud that began my week re Australia’s asylum seeker treatment got a hint of a silver lining this morning when the above post from my nephew, Mark, lit up my screen. It showed what is still possible when we operate onContinue reading “A hint of a silver lining…”
Accessing the Good Book
Bibledex – Expert videos about every book in the Bible. A colleague just posted a link to this fascinating site that offers a quick video intro to each book of the bible that is intelligent and non-condescending. Produced by the University of Nottingham, the series succinctly surveys the theme of eachContinue reading “Accessing the Good Book”
Planking in South Africa
When a picture is worth a thousand words. Just sent to me by an ex-pat…
Asylum seekers go from nothing to zero under cruel policy
Asylum seekers go from nothing to zero under cruel policy. Some have already dismissed the above referenced article because it is written by a former prime minister whose approach to immigration was more draconian than now. Some folks are tired of me posting and referring to articles on this topic. “Give it a rest,” they say.Continue reading “Asylum seekers go from nothing to zero under cruel policy”
Combined Pentecost Eucharist
This morning, four Wembley Downs congregations representing four different traditions gathered together at St Paul’s Anglican Church for a combined Pentecost Eucharist. Everyone wore red, the liturgical colour representing the tongues of flame that symbolise the pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon the120 gathered in Jerusalem soon after the departure of the resurrected Jesus.Continue reading “Combined Pentecost Eucharist”
Reviewing “Oranges & Sunshine”
The trouble with reviewing a film like Oranges & Sunshine, where one is familiar with locations and back-story, is that one can be overly critical over small detail and miss the thrust and drama of the narrative. It appeared that scenes purported to be Western Australian were filmed in South Australia. Was that a stobie poleContinue reading “Reviewing “Oranges & Sunshine””
Plagued by mice and climate change deniers – Eureka Street
Plagued by mice and climate change deniers – Eureka Street. I recall the mouse plague of ’75 in the same area – stretching 100s of kms from Eyre Peninsula across the Nullarbor to Eucla. I was driving with my brother across to Perth to take up my first ministry post. We left Ceduna at dusk.Continue reading “Plagued by mice and climate change deniers – Eureka Street”
Wondering Pilgrim 