I often hear that people like Jesus’ encapsulation of the Law and Prophets in what has become known as the Golden Rule from Matthew 7. Or at least they like the sentiment behind it but wonder whether it is even able to...
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Christopher Porter
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...
Colleen O'Reilly
The Perils of Perseverance
Perseverance would have to be one of my least favourite virtues. I hate being told to persevere; to ‘just keep going’. As if I weren’t already doing my best, or trying my hardest…The whole notion of perseverance...
Mark Lindsay
Hope
Hope, assurance of restoration, and belief in the God who can bring an end to all suffering, does not prevent Jesus weeping. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; as they are...
Rachelle Gilmour
‘Do unto others’ (even in a pandemic)
Reverend Canon Dr Bob Derrenbacker writes, "in the face of increasing turmoil, let's continue to follow the 'Golden Rule', and 'do unto others', even in a pandemic."
Robert Derrenbacker
Trauma and ‘the new normal’
One of the phrases that must be in contention for the phrase of the year contest is ‘the new normal.’ Just searching the news gives over a million hits in the last month alone. But the rapid reoccurrence of this phrase...
How a chance encounter set this theology student on a new path
For Molly Swee, sitting down for an unscheduled ‘cuppa’ with the Dean of Trinity College’s Theological School led to master’s coursework and an enriched life. I work as an essential worker with the Victorian Government...
Trinity College Theological School
Breaking the chain
The story in which Ishmael and Hagar are driven out into the wilderness by Sarah, with Abraham’s complicity, has often been read as setting up the animosity which has persisted between different nations and faith...
Fergus King
COVID-19 Chronicles: Interview with Mark Lindsay on Australia
What impact is the COVID-19 pandemic having on religious communities around the world? In this episode, Dr Ed Kessler speaks with Reverend Professor Mark Lindsay from Trinity College Theological School about the...
The past is not fixed for nations and peoples
The impact of the past on the present is not fixed for nations and peoples, any more than it is for individuals. We humans are constantly revising the stories we tell ourselves in light of new insights or abilities...