Thoughts on faith, culture, and public life.
Gloria Steinem on Jan. 15, 2013, in Pasadena, CA. A reflection on the legacy of Gloria Steinem By Rod Benson As a man, and as a Christian, I admired Gloria Steinem from a distance as one of the most influential feminist writers, organisers and public intellectuals of the modern era. From the 1960s onward, she helped …
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Soundings No. 1 – 21 Sep 2005 We learned yesterday that a new judge was on their way to the High Court. Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock announced the appointment of Victorian judge Justice Susan Maree Crennan to replace retiring judge Michael McHugh in November.This is the fifth Howard government appointment to the Court’s seven-member bench, and …
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A sermon by Rod Benson 1 Timothy 2:8-15 The thing about pendulums is that they swing back and forth. The pendulum of business psychology and self-improvement appears to be swinging away from emphases like passion, competence and commitment, and toward qualities such as character, virtue and human values. A new book by David Brooks, The …
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