That should have got your attention. Report from Melbourne newpaper The Age on a paper presented at a Religion In The Public Square conference (colloquium) conducted by the Presbyterian Church last weekend. Sex: the Bible says go for it HT: PTC blog.
Our local ABC announcer just referenced a historical custom that involves a flitch (side) of bacon and married couples. The tradition involves giving ‘a flitch of bacon to married couples … if they can satisfy the Judge and Jury of 6 maidens and 6 bachelors that in ‘twelvemonth and a day’, they have ‘not wisht …
I’ve written before about Andrew Peterson’s music. Behold The Lamb Of God is now my favourite Christmas musical. Resurrection Letters Volume II is an evocative collection of folk/pop songs that display Peterson’s skill as a poet, storyteller and musician. I eagerly await his upcoming release, Counting Stars. Sadly for me, none of the (seven!!) prepurchase …
Over the last week jostlings about political legacy have brought the names Hawke, Keating and D’Alpuget back into the public spotlight. One other central name, Hazel Hawke, is no longer able to present her own perspective, she has advanced dementia. I didn’t know anything about Sue Pieters-Hawke apart from the fact she came from a …
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