POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE
Issues of socialization and discipleship in light of the gospel.
Michael Duncan from New Zealand,
DATE: Wednesday October 26th
WHERE: Retro Cafe (upstairs) 413 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
TIME: 7.30pm - 9pm
COST: $10 students $15 workers
A New Zealander, in his early twenties Michael Duncan was converted out of the drug & eastern mystic cultures. Since […]

This news piece highlights a positive development for the emerging church I think. We need more focus on issues like justice and reconciliation. They need to go beyond just talk and start to impact our very theology, ecclisiology and missiology.
First Nations thinkers bring a fresh and insightful component to add to the conversation around the […]

Regular commenter Luke asked today whether it would be possible to have a thread on signposts which did not devolve into a discussion of homosexuality or the inerrancy of the bible. Well, it is an interesting question.
So here is the deal - one thread. Any topic is allowed, but no discussion on homosexuality (including […]

Insight ezine from the Uniting Church is an interesting read. Thanks Alan for the heads up.
I liked this from the September edition:
Tapers were lit from the Christ candle and each person carried their candle silently to Parliament House. Here the group assembled to hear a modern dramatic interpretation of Matthew 5:21-48:
“You have heard it said […]

Some readers of signposts have noticed and complained that the new template we are using listed each comment date and time as the date and time of the original post. This has now been fixed.
We also have included a feature that numbers each comment which is handy for referring to someone else’s comment. We had […]

“AUSTRALIA’S only Guantanamo Bay detainee, David Hicks, could escape justice if Britain accepts his application for citizenship, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says.”
Oh those lawless Brits.
If Mr Hicks and his lawyers want to try to circumvent justice by going to some other country and think that will help them, that’s a matter between him and […]

Continuing our look at mDNA - communitas not comminity and how it applies to Northern Community. The other posts in the mDNA series are here
The mDNA model challenges the church in the western world to move or be led into a mode of communitas. There are significant challenges to be faced in doing so. […]

“Following Jesus radically in a world of violence, weapons of war, racism, fractured relationships and economic injustice presents a tough challenge. Going against the cultural norms, and not being seduced by the greed, selfishness, apathy and injustice of the day means that we are in the ‘discipleship resistance movement’ with Jesus.”
(John U’Ren)

Over the past month or so we have been posting up rewrites of some of Geoff Bullocks well known worship songs. Geoff has kindly allowed us to discuss them and has contributed to the discussion. We have now posted up all the rewrites. I am sure you join us in thanking Geoff for his willingness […]