Today, Sunday November 20, is Abolitionist Sunday, and churches around Australia are celebrating and mobilising for action to end modern slavery. Two hundred years ago, Christians were at the forefront of efforts to abolish slavery. Through the work of William Wilberforce and others, the evil tide was turned and slavery was eventually outlawed in the …
The new day
Sermon by Rod Benson, 13 November 2011 Romans 12:1-2 What’s your favourite time of day? Mine is the dawn – even if I have to wake up earlier during Daylight Saving to experience it! I love the new day – the freshness, the soft light, the furnace of the sun tearing through the bank of …
What blocks Australians from faith commitment?
Three out of five Australians identify as Christian in the national census, but a recent survey commissioned by Olive Tree Media suggests that those with an active interest in spirituality are just 40 per cent of the population, and only eight per cent indicate they are involved in practicing their religion or worship as part …
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Repentance for ecological sins
Were you one of the thousands who participated in Hope for Creation last Sunday? Hope for Creation is an opportunity to engage as people of faith in an ongoing public conversation too long dominated by science and politics. Last weekend, Christians around Australia joined others in 50 countries to pray about the negative impact of …
Proposed changes to retail trading hours
The NSW government is considering changing the law governing shop trading hours to allow retail outlets to open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Anzac Day, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. With Anzac Day trading currently allowed from 1pm, there are just four-and-a-half days a year with restricted trading provisions – and a change in the …
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