Jenin Refugee Camp and Faqqu’a Village

No. 32 of 47. First published 22 Dec 2007. From the office of the Governor of Jenin, our Australian delegation was escorted on a tour of the infamous Jenin Refugee Camp, and then out of town to Faqqu'a Village, where Australian humanitarian aid delivers water to Palestinian homess. At the Refugee Camp, bombed by Israeli …

How to restore a damaged relationship

A sermon by Rod Benson Matthew 5:23-24 Youโ€™ve all seen them: by the side of the road, or lying derelict in the bush, or on the scrap heap โ€“ old cars, their windows broken, seats disintegrating, engines forever silent, slowly rusting away as the iron alloy is exposed to oxygen and moisture over time, producing …

Christian approaches to war in the light of the biblical command not to kill

A public address by Rod Benson, 12 March 2009 Thank you for the kind invitation to address this gathering of the Council of Christians and Jews in what is a very beautiful Sydney building, the Great Synagogue. It has not escaped my notice that, two days after the Rudd Government reversed the previous Governmentโ€™s policy …