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How to Post on Social Media about Politics as Christians, by Lyn M. Kidson and Johnathan G. Hughes

Social media is a great way to keep in touch and talk about stuff that matters as well as being funny and frivolous. Although we have failed at times (forgive us), we would like to invite you to join with us in being a presence on social media that is gracious, loving, and thoughtful.  To that end, here are our joint top ten tips.

Vale Pope Francis, by Neil Ormerod

We are grateful to be able to bring you this special guest article upon the death of Pope Francis, from an Australian Catholic. Picture: Marcela from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons It was a bit of a shock when Benedict XVI announced his retirement from the papacy. No popeContinue reading “Vale Pope Francis, by Neil Ormerod”

On the Death of Pope Francis: a Protestant Reflects, by Michael Jensen

The WADR Project team offer our heartfelt condolences to Catholic Christians on the death of Pope Francis, and our prayers for the upcoming Conclave. This article initially appeared on Michael Jensen’s own substack. Picture is of Australian artist Shen Jiawei with his painting of Pope Francis, Gabriella Clare Marino, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via WikimediaContinue reading “On the Death of Pope Francis: a Protestant Reflects, by Michael Jensen”

Easter Sunday Amidst the Threat of Homelessness, by Andrew Dunstan

Photo by Ashwini Chaudhary(Monty) on Unsplash As we approach Easter Sunday this year to be honest many of us will probably do so with some fear that we are at risk of losing our home. We know that an unprecedented number of people around us are now homeless: we see them sleeping rough and inContinue reading “Easter Sunday Amidst the Threat of Homelessness, by Andrew Dunstan”

Simon of Cyrene & the Grassy Knoll, by Michael Jensen

Picture by Anonymous – Center of MSS (Tbilisi, Georgia), Public Domain Fifty-nine and half years ago, a Ukrainian born dressmaker named Abraham Zapruder stood waiting on a concrete plinth on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. He was waiting for the motorcade of the President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, to pass by, so thatContinue reading “Simon of Cyrene & the Grassy Knoll, by Michael Jensen”

Easter Poem Trilogy, by Megan Powell du Toit

Photo by freestocks on Unsplash This cycle of poems was written by Megan Powell du Toit as a reflection on an Easter miscarriage she experienced. The Long Friday Sitting at table with friendsAn unanticipated last supperIt began On a Thursday eveningWith an unwelcome prescienceWe turned our faces toward the hospital I sat, life ebbing outContinue reading “Easter Poem Trilogy, by Megan Powell du Toit”