For publication in our local paper this week. A reflection on White Ribbon Day. Another White Ribbon Day has come and gone. The day challenges us to acknowledge that, for a significant portion of Mount Gambier’s population, home is not a place of security and nurture, but a place of fear and abuse.While the day …

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Watching SPECTRE, the latest James Bond film yesterday was a diverting way to fill up most of the afternoon. A lushly filmed series of set pieces, the film seeks to advance the narrative begun in Casino Royale. And yet it is not really the movie that has provoked most of my thought in reflection about …

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Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 34 Q & A 73 Q Which is the eighth commandment? A The eighth commandment is, You shall not steal.*1 Q & A 74 Q What is required in the eighth commandment? A The eighth commandment requires the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves …

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