The jacaranda tree, with its purple-blue flowers appearing in Melbourne in early December, announces Advent with a burst of liturgical colour. These beautiful trees, scattered along the streets and in parks and gardens...
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Colleen O'Reilly
COVID and ministry
Since the advent of COVID-19, many questions and challenges have emerged for Christian ministers and for local congregations. These questions invite both practical responses and profound theological reflection.
University of Divinity
The gift of patience
The scriptures have a lot to say about waiting. The psalmist calls out ‘how long’ almost more often than any other prayer. At times, it can seem that God is just far off or even indifferent to our circumstances, but as...
