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Dec 05 · by Ray Bull

DAY 11- Beauty to Ashes

Ray Bull inspires us to keep hoping in God’s restorative healing power and purpose, even as we acknowledge the brokeness and flaws of his people and churches.

Dec 04 · by

DAY 10- Forgiveness

Graeme Anderson, Amy Watkins and Josh Dowton from Northside Baptist write together to reorient our approach to forgiveness.

Dec 04 · by

Grace in a dissonant world

In an anxious and uncertain world, where God’s promises may not seem evident, Rev Megan Powell du Toit considers how true longing always spills into action.

Dec 03 · by

DAY 9- A Church That Heals

An anonymous survivor of intimate partner violence shares her story of both harm, and healing, in the church.

Dec 03 · by

A new song

Rev Dr Jill Firth is longing for a new city, a new song and a new king.

Dec 02 · by Jeri Jones

DAY 8 - A Church That Destroys

Jeri Jones Sparks raises the question: what have we misunderstood about gender-based violence?

Dec 02 · by

Hope in the ashes of catastrophe

Dr Shane Clifton takes a sobering look at recent natural crises, and like the prophet Isaiah, longs for green shoots of new life to come from what seems dead and hopeless.

Dec 01 · by Ray Bull

Day 7 - Designing Kingdom Impact

Ray Bull asks: how does the church reassess the assumptions we make in responding to Domestic and Family Violence?

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Justice and peace in Bethlehem

Rev Katherine Rainger reflects on the ancient and contemporary desire for peace.

Nov 30 · by

DAY 6 - How Did This Happen In Our Midst?

Geoff Broughton reflects on how a church might respond to domestic and family violence through a restorative justice lens, as we ask ‘how did this happen in our midst?’

Nov 29 · by

Aboriginal Christian Leader Sono Leone reflects on the intergenerational trauma and systemic racist structures facing Aboriginal women as part of the challenge of domestic and family violence in Australia today.

Nov 28 · by

DAY 4 - The Centrality of the Image of God

Tamie Davis reflects on the Image of God, suggesting that to abuse God’s images is to insult the Creator.

Nov 27 · by

DAY 3 - Structures of Violence

Emma Pitman reflects on the unjust structure of the Jericho road for our 16 days of prayer against Domestic & Family Violence - Foundations for Christian Action.

Nov 26 · by

DAY 2 - The Violence Embedded in the Landscape

As we turn to look at violence, Brooke Prentis draws our attention to the patterns of violence embedded in Australia’s history.

Nov 25 · by

DAY 1 - Welcome to our 16 Days of Prayer!

Erica Hamence opens our series of 16 days of prayer against Domestic & Family Violence - Foundations for Christian Action by reminding us that we pray because our God has promised to transform the world.

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