Stu McGregor 19/05/22 Stu McGregor 19/05/22

No More Benefit of the Doubt

In the first of our series considering the fallout of ARISE Church, Stu McGregor argues that it’s time to stop giving the worst excesses of megachurch culture the benefit of the doubt.

Christa McKirland 21/04/22 Christa McKirland 21/04/22

Flourishing: A Life Well Lived

Christa McKirland offers a theological reflection on what it means to be human amidst a flawed, but hopeful, world.

Anonymous 14/04/22 Anonymous 14/04/22

Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby! A Personal Reflection on Sex-Talk and Sin

A contributor shares personally and vulnerably about the twisted ideas about sex that they imbued growing up and laments the way it distorted her understanding of sexuality as a Christian.

Colin Gruetzmacher 12/04/22 Colin Gruetzmacher 12/04/22

Life on the Other Side of Death

Colin Gruetzmacher offers a pastoral reflection on the meaning of Easter amidst the difficulties of the last few years.

Stephanie Chan 陈雪莹 31/03/22 Stephanie Chan 陈雪莹 31/03/22

Let’s Talk about Purity Culture, Baby! Song of Songs and Female Desire

Against purity culture which shames female desire and bodies, Stephanie Chan 陳雪瑩 offers an interpretation of the Song of Songs which celebrates female longing and the physicality of sex and love.

Margaret Bedggood 24/03/22 Margaret Bedggood 24/03/22

Human Rights and the Gospel: A Practical Tool for Justice in Uncertain Times

Margaret Bedggood explores the foundations of international human rights law and the way offers Christians an important and practical way to enact social justice.

Anonymous 17/03/22 Anonymous 17/03/22

Let’s Talk about Sex [Toys], Baby! God, Pleasure, and Taboo

A contributor discusses complex, taboo-ridden world of sex toys, pleasure, and masturbation, seeking to explore an honest, realistic, scriptural view of the issues at hand.

Grace Doak 10/03/22 Grace Doak 10/03/22

Women in Leadership: What’s the Big Deal?

Grace Doak challenges the environments churches create for women, and explains the importance of change in order to empower women in leadership.

Grace Paddison 1/03/22 Grace Paddison 1/03/22

Lent: How the Ancient Christian Practice Might Transform Easter This Year

Grace Paddison shares an important challenge and reflection about the place of Lent this year.

Kevin Byung Ki Park 17/12/21 Kevin Byung Ki Park 17/12/21

The Gift of Advent

In our final post for the year, Kevin Byung Ki Park shares a pastoral reflection on the meaning of Christmas.

Steven Goulstone 9/12/21 Steven Goulstone 9/12/21

What the Covid Protection Framework Taught Me About Following the Spirit Into Unexpected Places

Steven Goulstone reflects on some of the difficult decisions his church has made amidst the Covid Protection Framework.

Elise Ranck and Olivia Yates 3/11/21 Elise Ranck and Olivia Yates 3/11/21

More Than Thoughts and Prayers: How to Love Your Neighbour During the Climate Crisis

As COP26 gets properly underway, Elise Ranck and Olivia Yates reflect on the political apathy of many Christians in light of Jesus’ political call to neighbourly love.