Those of us who use object lessons have had times when they haven’t worked out to plan. Pope Francis released two ‘peace doves’ recently, but upon release they were set upon and attacked by a crow and a sea-gull. Sort of underlines the old adage about the uncertainties of working with animals or children. Here’s …
Before the full federal church committee meetings take place this week, the Timor Leste Committee (more like a task force, or even a semi-autonomous collective, really) of the Australian Presbyterian World Mission conduct our annual face to face meeting. It’s a helpful time as we coordinate plans and purposes to partner with the Evangelical Presbyterian …
In this entry to the ‘I never know what to have for lunch on Monday’ series, this dog’s owner couldn’t figure out how the chicken nuggets kept disappearing from the oven, so they set a camera and captured the action. Dog lovers will probably think this is cute and charming. Even though I don’t know …
In honour of today’s Australian based national public holiday, here’s a post on Kangaroo: the international and regional word, which was prepared by the Australian National Dictionary Staff and posted on the Oxford Dictionary Blog. Turns out that explorer James Cook and botanist Joseph Banks learned the name from local peoples while temporarily ship-wrecked in …
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