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Invocation + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Pause for reflection Good morning, heavenly Father.We worship you, the creator and sustainer of the universe. Good morning, Lord Jesus.We worship you, Saviour and Lord of the world. Good morning, Holy Spirit.We worship you, sanctifier of the people …
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I love a good worship album. I’ve been listening since the late 1980s. One of my favourite early albums features a song led by British songwriter Graham Kendrick titled, “Lift high the banners of love.” I’ve listened to the album countless times. Spliced into the heart of Kendrick’s song is an interlude where he declares: …
When you hear the phrase, “theologies of happiness,” what comes to mind? We seek happiness in many different ways, and the various approaches can be grouped into three broader categories: Having: pursuit of pleasure, wealth, security, success. Doing: pursuit of achievement, growth, creativity, service. Being: pursuit of virtue, spirituality, wisdom, loving relationships. However, the world's …
I recall opening Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang on its publication in 2000 and being struck by the absence of quotation marks around speech. I found it distracting. Dialogue merged into narration, and the visual markers that guide readers through conversations had disappeared. Why, I thought, would an accomplished novelist dispense with such a …
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The tragic deaths of five-year-old Katherine and one-year-old Harry in Cabramatta, Sydney, on 17 June 2026 confronted Australians with one of the most painful realities imaginable. Yet amid their grief, the children’s parents publicly expressed forgiveness towards the driver involved. Their response echoed another well-known Australian tragedy. In 2020, Danny and Leila Abdallah lost three …
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