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Chris Pratt, Mercy, and the Faith That Shaped His Life

Chris Pratt’s new sci-fi thriller Mercy is in cinemas, casting him in a dramatically different light from the roguish charm of Guardians of the Galaxy or the affable action-hero energy of Jurassic World. In Mercy, Pratt plays a future-era LAPD detective racing against an artificial intelligence judge – and against the clock – to prove his innocence in his wife’s […]

Adrian Drayton 3 February 2026

Reflections

February: From Mountain to Wilderness

Epiphany 4 (1 February)  Readings: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; Matthew 5:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31.  It is important to bear in mind that these readings are set in the context of Epiphany: there’s an illumination, a revelation lurking in here. Matthew begins this narrative with the important words: “When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and […]

Rev. Dr Ockert Meyer 30 January 2026

News

Mission Australia’s response to the 2026 Report on Government Services – Housing and homelessness

Released on Thursday 29 January 2026, the latest Report on Government Services from the Productivity Commission shows the housing and homelessness crisis continues to worsen across Australia. The report finds that more than two in five (43%) of low-income renters were experiencing rental stress and were at risk of homelessness in 2024–25, despite receiving Commonwealth […]

30 January 2026

Features

The “Ordinary Spirituality” of Death

We’ve had a few deaths in the neighbourhood. And every time I heard about each death, my reaction was to draw my breath in, put my hand over my mouth and exclaim “Oh no”. Then tears welled up in my eyes. And a pause; silence. Each time I am surprised that one day the person […]

Karina Kreminski 29 January 2026

Reviews

Holding Pride and Truth Together

Review: The Shortest History of Australia, Mark McKenna, Black Inc and Australia: A History, Tony Abbott, HarperCollins If you are thinking of reading Tony Abbott’s history of Australia, allow me to humbly suggest an alternative. Abbott says in the introduction to his book that it is one that ‘should never have been needed’. It isn’t […]

Nick Mattiske 22 January 2026

Reviews

Power-ful Art

Review: J W Power: An Australian avant-gardist, Ann Stephen and A D S Donaldson, National Library of Australia J W Power is – or at least was – one of our most neglected artists, yet one of the most important, because of the innovative quality of his art, his influence on European artists through his […]

Nick Mattiske 21 January 2026

News

What C.S. Lewis Can Still Teach Us About Technology

As the new year begins, many of us start doing a quiet audit of the year that was and the year ahead. What drained us. What helped. What we want to carry forward and what we’d like to leave behind. Increasingly, technology turns up in that thinking. Not because phones and social media are new, […]

Adrian Drayton 21 January 2026

Features

Australia Day, Racism and the Cost of Silence

It is that time of year again. As the 26th January approaches I often feel like locking myself away for two weeks and turning off all TV and social media. Why? Because of the nasty and mean-spirited racism and bigotry that is at its peak on social and other media at this time of year. […]

Nathan Tyson 20 January 2026

Features

Time to Check What Your Body Thinks of Doomscrolling

You probably notice how often your phone pulls you out of the present moment. You check it while waiting in line, before a conversation ends, after a pause in your thoughts. That pattern is not incidental. It reflects a deeper shift in how you experience boredom and what your mind does when it is not […]

Adrian Drayton 20 January 2026

News

Philip Yancey Steps Away After Confessing Infidelity

Renowned Christian author Philip Yancey announced he is finishing up his public ministry having publicly admitted to infidelity. In a statement published by Christianity Todayon 6 January, Mr Yancey admitted to an affair over the past eight years. He said he will now conclude his public ministry, including writing and social media, to live his […]

Jonathan Foye 19 January 2026

Features

It’s the Small Things

It feels like there is a sense of powerlessness in the air. Today in the face of overwhelming violence, madness and triviality a lot of people are either burying their heads in the sand or signing up to altruistic causes in an attempt to better our world. In my little bubble, both actions don’t seem […]

Karina Kreminski 19 January 2026

Features

Gratitude as Action: Practising Thankfulness When You Don’t Feel It

Many people treat gratitude as something you feel only when lifelines up neatly. The faith tradition takes another view. Scripture presents gratitude as action. You choose it. You practise it. You let it guide the way you see God and the people around you. Feelings may or may not follow, but the practice shapes your […]

Adrian Drayton 18 January 2026

Features

Religious Extremism and the Cult of Personality in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland reinvented the cinema zombie in 2002 with the modern classic 28 Days Later, a ﬁlm that still feels remarkably fresh and innovative upon a rewatch today. There was then a rushed and largely unrelated sequel without any of that core creative team, 28 Weeks Later, but last year […]

Jonty Cornford 16 January 2026

Why Writing Still Matters in an Age of Speed and Automation

This year alone, we will collectively produce trillions of words online, from emails and essays to scripts, articles, and social media posts. The average employee now sends and receives over 120 emails per day, while platforms like X see over 500 million posts daily. Many of these words are aided or wholly produced by artificial […]

Jo Maloney 16 January 2026

Features

Philip Yancey, Celebrity, Brokenness, and Me

Philip Yancey shaped my faith. His books on grace, pain, and the mysteries of God met me in seasons when I needed language for experiences I couldn’t articulate. When I learned about his eight-year affair and its recent exposure, something in me collapsed. I suspect I’m not alone. I’ve been sitting with this news, asking […]

Graham Joseph Hill 16 January 2026

News

What Australia’s Burning Summer Is Telling Us

The smoke drifting across Victoria this summer has felt painfully familiar, towns evacuated, homes lost, firefighters stretched to their limits, communities watching the horizon waiting for relief that doesn’t seem to come. As fires continue to burn across parts of Victoria, experts warn that some blazes could last for weeks without significant rainfall. More than […]

Aditee Vora 15 January 2026

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Chris Pratt, Mercy, and the Faith That Shaped His Life

February: From Mountain to Wilderness

Mission Australia’s response to the 2026 Report on Government Services – Housing and homelessness

The “Ordinary Spirituality” of Death

Holding Pride and Truth Together

Power-ful Art

What C.S. Lewis Can Still Teach Us About Technology

Australia Day, Racism and the Cost of Silence

Time to Check What Your Body Thinks of Doomscrolling

Philip Yancey Steps Away After Confessing Infidelity

It’s the Small Things

Gratitude as Action: Practising Thankfulness When You Don’t Feel It

Religious Extremism and the Cult of Personality in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Why Writing Still Matters in an Age of Speed and Automation

Philip Yancey, Celebrity, Brokenness, and Me

What Australia’s Burning Summer Is Telling Us

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