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The nature of prayer

Pilgrim Theological College lecturer Rev Dr Sally Douglas recounts how a recent class of ordinand candidates she taught embraced prayer as a “call to the real”.

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Picture of Idil ali scaled in the page Idil Ali talks poetic justice at Sacrededge

Idil Ali talks poetic justice at Sacrededge

Idil Ali knows the struggles of the silent minority. She sees it and lives it every day. It’s why she speaks for those who struggle to be heard.
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Double Take: Joy Han and Jiny Lee

Joy Han and Jiny Lee talk about NYALC and worshipping at Cornerstone Ministry, a Korean Church in Melbourne.
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Tim Matton Johnson – first and foremost

Rev Tim Matton Johnson has retired after more than 30 years of ordained ministry during which he played a prominent leadership role in helping the Uniting Church live out a Covenant relationship between First and Second Peoples.
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Double Take: Will and Amanda Nicholas

Amanda and Will Nicholas are Uniting Church ministers. And they’ve also been married for 22 years – which is quite remarkable when you take into account Will’s fruit-testing technique.
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Andrew McDonough: drawing from scripture

Children's author Andrew McDonough reflects on his career, a journey he embarked on nearly 30 years ago.
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A matter of principal

Wesley College Principal Dr Helen Drennen reflects on her teaching career, as her time at the helm comes to an end.
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Ray’s 60 years of spreading the gospel

Ray Averill OAM announces he is "hanging up his preaching boots" after more than 60 years as lay preacher.
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Habit forming

Amna Iqbal shared how a Catholic nun helped form her Islamic faith at Ormond Uniting Church as part of Multi-faith October.
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Changing course into a storm

When Rev Dr David Gushee called for full inclusion of LGBTI people in his book Changing Our Mind, the response from the mainstream evangelical community was brutally swift.
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Going the extra mile

Olympian Eloise Wellings talks about discovering her faith and purpose.
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Q&A with Tai Alphred

We asked Murrumbeena Uniting Church’s family ministry coordinator Tai Alphred to tell us a bit about herself and ministry.
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Meredith an inspirational type

“The message to all the young people who use alternative and augmentative communication is that if you have the opportunity to be educated, take it,” says Meredith Allan