As I write this, many of us are keenly watching the US Presidential race. The personalities are colorful, the contest is fierce, and much is at stake. In my own country, Australia, we've had 4 Prime Ministers in the last 4 years! I grew up in a household that didn’t...
Culture & Society
The Rise of the Middle Kingdom – Reflections on the Indigenous Mission Movement
The Rise of the Middle Kingdom - Reflections on the Indigenous Mission Movement By Ai Hua One of the remarkable areas of global progress of the 21stcentury is the rise of...
The church has abused power too often. Here’s how we can change.
We’ve seen far too much abuse of power in the church. Women, minorities, the young, the poor, and the vulnerable have especially suffered from this abuse of power. So, how do we relinquish power? And how do we embrace a different kind of power (the power of the cross...
Why we need beauty: Part 1 – The theology and power of beauty
"Human beings are moved by beauty. If we want to change the world, we need, first of all, to be able to make people dream about beauty. The church has totally forgotten this. We are a bit uneasy with beauty… We seem to be obsessed with the idea of doing things…...
Why we need beauty: Part 2 – Seven features of a Christian theology of beauty
“Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of...



