On International Women’s Day, people often take the chance to post on social media about being thankful for the women in their family. Is this, though, going to cut it when we are seeing stories in the media every day about a growing misogyny among young men? And, indeed, the day wasn’t intended to be a hallmark ready holiday. It arose out of the labour movement and had goals such as women’s suffrage and rights at work.
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The 2025 Baptist World Congress Speaks Freedom by Megan Powell du Toit
This year‘s Baptist World Congress, held in Brisbane from 7-12 July, felt like a decisive moment for Baptists, giving a choice to take certain paths and not others. The Baptist World Alliance has held a world congress every five years in various countries since 1905.
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”
