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The Way of the Dodo

Reviews: Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction, Sadiah Qureshi, Allen Lane/Penguin, The End of Eden, Adam Welz, Bloomsbury Extinction is a fact of life on Earth, but it is only recently that we have recognised the potential for humans to cause extinction. Previously, nature was seen as so vast as to seem inexhaustible. But there […]

Nick Mattiske 10 December 2025

Features

Living with Inner Peace When the World Feels Uncertain

When the world feels uncertain and restless, the call to inner peace can seem out of reach. News cycles move from one crisis to the next, and even within your own circles there may be grief, division or fatigue. Yet the Christian understanding of peace is not about avoiding turmoil. It is about recognising that […]

Adrian Drayton 10 December 2025

Features

The Centrality of Jesus Christ for Christian Discipleship and Spirituality

There’s a centre to all things, and it’s not us. In an age where the self is enthroned and every voice declares its own truth, Christian faith makes a startling claim: that the true centre of reality, of faith, of creation itself, isn’t an idea or a moral code, but a person: Jesus Christ. In […]

Graham Joseph Hill 9 December 2025

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Rejection of Fear-Based Faith, and a Call to Genuine Discipleship

Wake Up Dead Man is the third installment of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out ﬁlms, following detective Benoit Blanc as he solves elaborate and contemporary murder mysteries. These ﬁlms have become one of the most unique and interesting ﬁlm franchises of the 21st century, being somewhat of an anomaly in their unique, anthology-esque approach and authorial […]

Jonty Cornford 8 December 2025

Features

The Master of Horror’s Ghastly Yet Strangely Hopeful Vision of 2025

Stephen King is without a doubt one of the most proliﬁc and well-known novelists of the modern era. He has transcended the literary community and become an icon of pop culture, and most people would have a passing recognition of his work whether or not they were aware of it. An indicator of this is […]

Jonty Cornford 4 December 2025

Reviews

Choosing Forever: Faith and Love in the New A24 Film Eternity

A24’s film Eternity places you in a world that asks questions about life, love, and what lasts beyond death. Directed by David Freyne, the story follows Joan (Elizabeth Olsen), who arrives in the afterlife to discover she has one week to decide where to spend eternity. The choice is complicated: she must decide between her […]

Adrian Drayton 4 December 2025

Reviews

Orienting the Mystic Towards God

Reviews: Why We Believe, Alister McGrath, Oneworld | On Mysticism, Simon Critchley, Profile In his latest book, Alister McGrath returns to his battle with the New Atheists, which may seem as dated as interest in Britney Spears’ personal life, but his point remains that people need meaning and story, not just facts – not as […]

Nick Mattiske 3 December 2025

Reviews

The Pokémon Game Series Takes One More Step Forward

Review: Pokémon Legends: Z-A The last few Pokémon RPGs on Switch – Legends Arceus, then Scarlet/Violet and their expansions – have had the feeling of a series at a tipping point. They’ve presented more open worlds, some new mechanics, and have gotten closer to the experience that those of us old enough to have loved […]

James O'Connor 2 December 2025

News

People of Religious Faiths Join ‘Earth Protectors’ in Newcastle

 Among the thousands at the “Rising Tide Protestival” last weekend at the Port of Newcastle were the Uniting Church Synod of NSW and ACT, Sisters of Mercy, Christian Ministers, Brothers, Buddhist teachers, Quakers and many other people of faith. They joined people from all walks of life and, for a few hours, successfully stopped coal […]

1 December 2025

Reviews

Plur1bus Episode 5: When Care Becomes Control

Episode 5 of Pluribus titled “Got Milk” pushes the story into sharper territory by focusing on power, responsibility and the uneasy space between care and coercion. The fallout from Carol’s use of the truth serum has altered the hive’s behaviour. Their visits to her home are sparse and subdued. The ease and confidence they once […]

Adrian Drayton 1 December 2025

Reflections

December: Trusting the God of Tomorrow

Advent 2 (7 December) Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7; 18-19; Matthew 3:1-12; Romans 15:4-13  Both the Gospel as well as the OT readings place the voice that reaches us today as a ‘voice crying out in the wilderness’. The wilderness plays an important role in the history of Israel. It was a liminal space – an in-between space – […]

Rev. Dr Ockert Meyer 29 November 2025

News

Actors Say They Were Unaware Their Voices Would Appear in Fox News’ Life of Jesus Podcast

Fox News is facing growing backlash after several prominent actors, including Kristen Bell and Brian Cox, said they had no knowledge that their past voice performances would be used in the network’s forthcoming faith-based podcast, The Life of Jesus. The 52-episode series is set to launch on November 30 as part of Fox’s new religious […]

Adrian Drayton 27 November 2025

Features

Following Jesus in a Culture of Consumerism

A crucial part of being a disciple of Jesus is the ability to integrate your faith into your life in a meaningful and tangible way. It isn’t enough to simply understand the theory behind your faith – the x’s and o’s of Biblical literacy and historical Christendom. To truly embody the life of a Jesus […]

Jonty Cornford 27 November 2025

Reviews

The Traitors: Revenge, Redemption, and the Gospel According to Claudia Winkleman

Don’t judge me, but I’ve recently become a fan of the UK version of The Traitors, specifically the most recent season on Channel Ten, Celebrity Traitors. Sure, in a landscape of prestige television, The Traitors is the weirdest reality show ever devised, but perhaps this is what makes it watchable. Bear with me as I […]

Adrian Drayton 27 November 2025

Reviews

An AI Named Solomon Ray Now Tops Christian Charts, Prompting Debate Over Faith, Art and Authenticity

The top Christian act on iTunes this week is not Lauren Daigle, For King and Country, Brandon Lake or any other familiar name. It is an AI system called Solomon Ray. Ray’s debut album Faithful Soul and the single Find Your Rest reached No. 1 on the Christian albums chart and No. 1 and No. […]

Adrian Drayton 25 November 2025

News

Geraldine Doogue reveals the secret to a “strong and supple” Australia at interfaith breakfast

Friendship is the “secret sauce” when it comes to building a society that embraces diversity and interfaith dialogue, award-winning journalist Geraldine Doogue has said. The veteran broadcaster made her comments at the ninth annual Federal Parliamentary Interfaith Breakfast co-hosted by Australian Catholic University and Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick MP on 25 […]

25 November 2025

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The Way of the Dodo

Living with Inner Peace When the World Feels Uncertain

The Centrality of Jesus Christ for Christian Discipleship and Spirituality

Wake Up Dead Man: A Rejection of Fear-Based Faith, and a Call to Genuine Discipleship

The Master of Horror’s Ghastly Yet Strangely Hopeful Vision of 2025

Choosing Forever: Faith and Love in the New A24 Film Eternity

Orienting the Mystic Towards God

The Pokémon Game Series Takes One More Step Forward

People of Religious Faiths Join ‘Earth Protectors’ in Newcastle

Plur1bus Episode 5: When Care Becomes Control

December: Trusting the God of Tomorrow

Actors Say They Were Unaware Their Voices Would Appear in Fox News’ Life of Jesus Podcast

Following Jesus in a Culture of Consumerism

The Traitors: Revenge, Redemption, and the Gospel According to Claudia Winkleman

An AI Named Solomon Ray Now Tops Christian Charts, Prompting Debate Over Faith, Art and Authenticity

Geraldine Doogue reveals the secret to a “strong and supple” Australia at interfaith breakfast

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