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Two-Thirds of Students in Faith-Based Schools Identify As Spiritual or Religious, New Research Finds

A significant majority of students attending Australian faith-based schools describe themselves as spiritual or religious, according to new research released by National Church Life Survey (NCLS) Research, offering fresh insight into how young Australians understand faith and identity. The findings come from the Student Spiritual Life Survey (SSLS), which gathered responses from more than 14,000 […]

15 April 2026

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Dream. Dare. Do. What it really looks like for young people today

There is a particular kind of pressure that comes with being young right now. Not the pressure of big decisions or rites of passage that every generation has known, but something more ambient, more grinding. The pressure of knowing that the road ahead looks different to the one your parents walked, and that a lot […]

Aditee Vora 13 April 2026

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Rick Dacey: Faith That Shows Up in the Real World

For Rev Dr Rick Dacey, ministry is not an abstract calling. It is lived out in real places, among real people, often in the most complex and challenging circumstances of life. That conviction — quietly held but consistently practiced — shapes both his leadership at Wesley Mission and what he will bring to ONE this […]

Adrian Drayton 19 May 2026

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Greta Gerwig’s Narnia to Hit Cinemas Before Netflix in Major Release Shift

Greta Gerwig’s long-awaited return to the world of The Chronicles of Narnia is officially heading to cinemas before streaming, in what marks a major shift for Netflix’s release strategy. Netflix confirmed this week that Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew will debut in theatres on February 12, 2027, before arriving on the platform on April 2 following […]

Adrian Drayton 18 May 2026

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The Church’s Next Digital Reformation May Already Be Here

When people talk about artificial intelligence and Christianity, the conversation often swings between panic and prophecy. Either AI is about to destroy authentic faith, or it will somehow usher in a new spiritual awakening. But according to Bobby Gruenewald, the more uncomfortable reality is that technology and faith are already inseparable. That observation matters because […]

Adrian Drayton 17 May 2026

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Why I Deleted Social Media

A Personal Reckoning with the Algorithm On 25 April 2026, I deleted my accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, BlueSky, X/Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Not deactivated. Deleted. The data, the followers, the years of curated digital existence: gone. I kept Substack for long-form writing and YouTube for my podcast and teaching videos. Everything else I let […]

Graham Joseph Hill 14 May 2026

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Australians Feeling More Anxious About the World than During COVID, New Report Finds

Australians are feeling more anxious and frustrated about global instability than they did at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from research company McCrindle. The report, The impact of global events on Australia’s morale and behaviour, paints a picture of a nation unsettled by international conflict, rising fuel prices and […]

Adrian Drayton 13 May 2026

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Andor’s Prescient and Urgent Reflection on Truth

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Andor, Rogue One and Star Wars: A New Hope. Andor has wrapped up its second and final season. The Disney Star Wars television show follows the adventures of Cassian Andor as he participates in the rebellion against the Galactic Empire after Imperial stormtroopers destroy his entire tribe as a […]

Katherine Grocott 13 May 2026

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Fa Matangi: Holding Generations Together in Mission

Rev. Fa Matangi brings something distinctive to the life of the Church: a lived ability to move between worlds. Between generations. Between cultures. Between the inherited traditions of faith and the emerging questions of a new generation. That work — often unseen, always relational — sits at the heart of her ministry. And it is […]

Adrian Drayton 12 May 2026

Remarkably Bright Creatures and the Healing Power of Unexpected Connection

Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures arrives with a kind of quiet confidence and a profound message of unexpected connection. Directed by Olivia Newman and based on the bestselling novel by Shelby Van Pelt, the film stars Sally Field as Tova Sullivan, a grieving widow working night shifts at a small-town aquarium. There she forms an unlikely […]

Adrian Drayton 20 May 2026

Six Generations of Harm, A Lifetime of Service

I was advised that the theme for the upcoming edition of Insights Magazine is on the lines of “quiet heros”. I thought long and hard about the theme. Should I write about the Aboriginal community workers who turn up day in, day out, to try to make a positive difference in their communities? Or perhaps […]

Nathan Tyson 21 May 2026

Church Planting in the New Testament

Often when we think of church planting, we think of mega churches, with satellite campuses and technology that streams services from one to another in the blink of an eye. Churches like Hillsong here in Australia, or Mars Hill in the United States, come to mind. We may think of independent churches setting up in […]

Katherine Grocott 18 June 2024

What Is Family?

A little while ago, as I was riding my motorbike on the way to the Theological College in Adelaide, I saw something that left me cold. There was a young man, dressed in a hoodie, with his hands in his pockets. He saw someone on the median strip, took his right hand out of his […]

Katherine Grocott 12 December 2024

Justice Vs Revenge

Warning: This article discusses abuse, violence, and injustice. Reader discretion is advised. It also contains spoilers for both TV series Snowpiercer and Churails. Snowpiercer is a four-season television series that is based on a 1982 French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, written by Jacques Lob and illustrated by Jean-Marc Rochette, and a subsequent 2013 movie directed by Bong Joon-Ho. […]

Katherine Grocott 10 January 2025

Bonhoeffer. Pastor. Spy. Assassin?

Note: This analysis contains spoilers for the recently released film Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. Movies often are a reflection of their own times rather than a representation of the period that is being portrayed. The latest Dietrich Bonhoeffer biopic from Angel Studios, established by three Mormon brothers and which is committed to showing movies that […]

Katherine Grocott 26 March 2025

The Gospel According to Bluey

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the children’s television series Bluey. Please feel free to watch (and thoroughly enjoy) the episodes talked about and then return to the article! Bluey is an Australian children’s television series focusing on six year old Bluey, a Blue Heeler pup, and her family. Bluey has a little sister, Bingo, […]

Katherine Grocott 21 March 2023

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Two-Thirds of Students in Faith-Based Schools Identify As Spiritual or Religious, New Research Finds

Dream. Dare. Do. What it really looks like for young people today

Rick Dacey: Faith That Shows Up in the Real World

Greta Gerwig’s Narnia to Hit Cinemas Before Netflix in Major Release Shift

The Church’s Next Digital Reformation May Already Be Here

Why I Deleted Social Media

Australians Feeling More Anxious About the World than During COVID, New Report Finds

Andor’s Prescient and Urgent Reflection on Truth

Fa Matangi: Holding Generations Together in Mission

Remarkably Bright Creatures and the Healing Power of Unexpected Connection

Six Generations of Harm, A Lifetime of Service

Church Planting in the New Testament

What Is Family?

Justice Vs Revenge

Bonhoeffer. Pastor. Spy. Assassin?

The Gospel According to Bluey

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