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Book Review – A Journey in Grace

A Journey in Grace , by Richard Belcher, is billed as being “A Theological Novel.” So intrigued was I at the prospect of reading a theological novel that I left this book sitting on my shelf for seven years before I ever thought to read it. And now I can’t help but wish I had read it sooner.

I believe the order of the words in “theological novel” is important. This book is definitely better theology than fiction. In fact, as fiction goes, it is quite poor. But as theology it is exceptional. I chose to read and examine it as theology rather than fiction, since that is clearly its primary purpose.

A Journey in Grace tells the story of Ira Pointer, a young man who is studying for the ministry in a fictitious Bible college. While being interviewed for the position of pastor at a nearby church he is asked the question, “Young man, are you a Calvinist.” The story then unfolds around Ira trying to define and understand Calvinism. Being the methodical sort, he examines Calvinist beliefs point-by-point, holding them up before Scripture to allow the light of the Word to shine through. And he is sure to study not only the points, but also the counter-points. What emerges is a strong defense of the doctrines of grace, that while set in a fictitious setting, is still remarkably instructive. In terms of usefulness as a defense of the doctrines, I would rate it higher than many non-fiction books I have read that cover the same topic.

I admit that this book sounds dry. But while it may sound that way, it actually flows quite naturally. It could be that I am biased towards any novel that features a hyper-Calvinist and a convinced Arminian as the antagonists, but I think there is more to it than that. I found it an enjoyable read and learned a lot about a topic I thought I had mastered. I recommend this one. In fact, I so enjoyed it that I have immediately begun to read the sequel, A Journey in Purity .

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A Journey In Grace, a theological novel

Richard Belcher

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If you’ve never started on Dr. Belcher’s Journey series, here’s your opportunity to get hooked (as many others have) and at a great introductory price. This is the fictional story of a young pastor, trained to think shallowly about his theology but who is eager to pursue a richer knowledge of God. Even those who do not regard themselves as having a mind to study the depths and intricacies of theology will be amazed at how much they learn from reading this unique volume, which combines theological discussion with a story.

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Dr. Richard Belcher is the author of numerous books in the field of Bible study, theology, language and biography, including the Journey series of theological novels, beginning with A Journey in Grace. Dr. Belcher has been active in ministry for over 50 years and taught for 26 years at Columbia International University. He has trained thousands of students in Systematic Theology, preaching, and hermeneutics, and not merely from the podium but with a mentoring heart that has come alongside many young men during difficult times in their ministries.

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The Journey Series

In the early 1970s, Dr. Richard Belcher of Columbia Bible College had an idea: what would it be like to teach someone The Doctrines of Grace  in story form?  His brainstorm thought up a young pastor named Ira Pointer, who upon being asked the question, Are you a Calvinist?, found the subject intriguing to learn about because he honestly didn’t know if he was one or not! And so the series began with A Journey in Grace. No one at the time knew that this would result in over 20 theological novels to follow, creating nearly a comprehensive theology of the Bible in novels.  A Journey in Purity  came next, to help believers rediscover the doctrine of church discipline, then  A Journey in Inspiration  about a biblical view of Scripture itself … and Dr. Belcher’s pen just continued to flow!  The Journey Series is well-suited for any reader who might have difficulty with heavy doctrinal books but is still eager to learn the truths of God’s Word.

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The Journey Series: Complete Set of 18 volumes (Richard P. Belcher)

The series that began with A Journey in Grace  and  A Journey in Purity  was continued until Dr. Belcher had covered all the key doctrinal categories of a Systematic Theology in his fascinating stories. Currently, 18 volumes are in print.

This perennially popular series of theological novels explains the Bible’s key doctrines in story form. Perfect for any reader who might have difficulty with heavy doctrinal books but is still eager to learn the truths of God’s Word.

A Journey in Grace (Richard Belcher)

If you’ve never started on Dr. Belcher’s Journey  series, here’s your opportunity to get hooked (as many others have). This is the fictional story of a young pastor, trained to think shallowly about his theology but eager to pursue a richer knowledge of God.

Even those who do not regard themselves as having a mind to study the depths and intricacies of theology will be amazed at how much they learn from reading this unique volume, which combines theological discussion with a story.

A Journey in Providence (Richard Belcher)

Full of reflections from the Biblical book of Job, we have another volume from Dr. Richard Belcher’s continuing series of theological novels.  Tragedy in our family life draws us to seek God more closely, to understand His mysterious purposes in our lives.

A Journey in Evangelism and Missions (Richard Belcher)

Ever the central character in Belcher’s Journey  series, Dr. Ira Pointer is faced with the charge that his Calvinism is killing evangelism and missions! Dr. Jameson invites Ira on a missionary trip with him: a team with various convictions on the sovereignty of God.

A Journey in Matthew 24 (Richard Belcher)

Ira Pointer, the main character of Dr. Belcher’s Journeys  theological novels, along with his friend Dink, a fellow professor, is asked by a wealthy woman of a mountainous region of the southeast to come and teach her nephew, a young preacher who has never had any schooling. This young man, known as “Billy Hill, the Hillbilly Preacher”, is very gifted in his preaching, and he preaches in many of the mountain churches, though he is still quite young.

There’s only one problem – his two uncles have been controlling him, since he began preaching as a twelve year old boy, and they are keeping most of his funds, and they will not let him get any schooling. He wants to be free from them and he also wants someone to teach him theology and further principles of Bible study.

Ira Pointer and Dink take on the invitation of his aunt to teach him, but that brings all kinds of disturbance between them and the mountain people – the uncles and especially a man named “Mountain Man”, who challenges Dink to a boxing match, even though he outweighs Dink by more than a hundred pounds! The theology discussed, as Ira and Dink meet with Billy, is Matthew 24 – and the various views of that chapter of the Bible. Does it refer to the Second Coming of Christ or to the fall of Jerusalem – or to both?

A Journey in Salvation (Richard Belcher)

The continuing story of Pastor Ira Pointer, facing another journey in theological understanding, when he meets a backslidden pastor, as a result of friendship between their children. His new friend believes he has lost his salvation because of the mess he’s made of his life; Ira helps him discover the truth about salvation.

A Journey in Faith (Richard Belcher)

All Christians believe God is omnipotent, don’t they?! But how “real” is this truth to our lives when we face difficulties and trials? Does our faith crumble when the enemy assaults? Or do we cast ourselves in faith on our God? The theme of this volume of the “Journey” series is  faith.

Professor Ira Pointer seeks to find out why a beloved pastor of 43 years in a small town mountain setting, has been eliminated from all historical records in the church and community where he served. As they pursue this mystery, they find a hostile community, which brings them face to face with a threatening situation themselves, which tests their own faith. As usual, Belcher is all at once captivating and instructive!

A Journey in Purity (Richard Belcher)

The continuing story of a young pastor in his heart-breaking struggle to bring purity to the corrupt and impure church he is laboring in. From the initial, terrible events which force him to bring Jesus’ requirement of church purity to their attention, through the final resolution of these trials, standing almost alone in the battle, Pastor Pointer applies clearly Biblical convictions about holiness and discipline in the church.

A Journey in Baptism (Richard Belcher)

In another theological novel in the famed “Journey” series, Richard Belcher presents a gracious discussion of the different views on baptism. The story line is that of a student asking professor Ira Pointer to help him understand the Baptist view of baptism, which is the view the book takes. At the same time, the story draws Ira and his friend Dirk into a puzzling situation of trying to help another pastor who has allowed a vengeful heart to overcome him against others who have wronged him.

A Journey in God’s Sovereignty (Richard Belcher)

Is there any theological doctrine more difficult and problematical than dealing with the subject of the sovereignty of God in relationship to the will of man and our responsibility before God? Is man’s will free or enslaved?

Is there any theological doctrine more difficult and problematical than dealing with the subject of the sovereignty of God in relationship to the will of man and our responsibility before God? Is man’s will free or is it enslaved? If God is sovereign, then how can man be responsible? If man is free, then how can God be sovereign? And so Richard Belcher’s exciting Journey series continues, with a story about God’s sovereignty over all things.

Ira Pointer and Dink find themselves in serious trouble at the seminary where they teach, because of this doctrine. They face the possible loss of their jobs, simply because the board of trustees and others do not understand these truths nor the doctrinal history of their own denomination.

A Journey in Heresy (Richard Belcher)

What is one supposed to do when he teaches in a Christian seminary which has begun to swallow and teach heresy? Yet, the one presenting the heresy is a powerful preacher and personality, who most think is sound in doctrine, and he appears to be a great evangelist, gaining many “decisions” for Christ!

This is the dilemma of Ira and Dink, as they try to open the eyes of others to this man and his doctrine. Follow them as they face this new challenge of alerting others to the false teachings of this man, when the Christians around them seem more concerned about numbers and large crowds than they are about truth.

A Journey in Inspiration (Richard Belcher)

Every pastor will on occasion be forced to define and defend his convictions about the nature of the inspiration of Scripture. What do we mean by “inspired”? In another theological novel (the 5th) of the ministry of Ira Pointer, not only is doctrine taught through a fascinating story, but the need to stand for truth in a Christ-like manner comes through, in this controversy which hotly rages over, what precisely is the Bible?

After several years without a theological pursuit, Pastor Ira Pointer sets off to seminary, only to find himself enmeshed once again in unique circumstances, which force him to define and defend his convictions concerning the nature of the inspiration of the Bible. In the unfolding of the plot of this story, surprises confront Ira from the very first day of class, while he solves the mystery of the identity of  The Strawman,  while his convictions firm up and his skill at defending the faith strengthened.

A Journey in Roman Catholicism (Richard Belcher)

What does a professor at a Baptist seminary do when he finds himself charged with holding a Roman Catholic position on important doctrines? What will he do when his own writings point to the conclusion that he is arguing in favor of a Roman Catholic view of theology and conversion? He’s going to be dismissed from his position!

Without even being given an opportunity to prove himself innocent of these charges, follow the dilemma Professor Ira Pointer finds himself in as he faces, “Who framed me?” and “How can I prove what I really believe?”

A Journey in Dispensationalism (Richard Belcher)

Theology can sometimes be very difficult to study, but it becomes even harder when a student has a bad attitude about the subject! So what’s Ira Pointer to do, when he is assigned to lead a study with a young man who truly lacks a teachable spirit? The young man holds views of prophecy that he vigorously defends, and such is the problem Ira runs headlong into – a study with a recalcitrant, know-it-all student, about the problems with Dispensationalism.

A Journey in Authority (Richard Belcher)

The continuing story of pastor Ira Pointer, facing another theological pursuit: this one, Biblical church government. Having always assumed that church decisions should be made in a congregational manner, a jolting experience leads him to consider the possibility that the New Testament teaches elder rule. He has to study the Scriptures to determine:

• What is an elder?
• What authority does an elder have?
• And what are a church’s obligations to their elders, and his obligations to the church?

A Journey in Revival: True or False? (Richard Belcher)

Another theological novel in the series that began with A Journey in Grace . This volume continues the story of Ira Pointer, this time instructing a study group at seminary about a new revival which has begun on campus. Is it for real? Or is it fanaticism? Controversy swirls around the events as a careful theological analysis is done concerning the movement and its practices.

A Journey in Baptist History (Richard Belcher)

Many today, who call themselves Baptists, are totally ignorant of the history and beliefs of their early forefathers. As a result, they mistakenly label those today who are holding historic Baptist beliefs and practices as heretical—or at best they say such people just cannot be Baptists!

Ira Pointer, the central character of our “journey” books, is invited to speak for a number of weeks on Baptist history in a somewhat typical present day Baptist church. And when he teaches the true history and doctrine of the early Baptists, one man especially, the Chairman of the Deacons, tries every way possible to close down the studies. Ira Pointer, he thinks, is not a Baptist! The other people of the church are also shocked at what they hear, but they are gracious enough to listen to the presentation with open hearts and minds, and then they are shocked at what they had never been taught about Baptist history and doctrine!

Much turmoil and danger unfolds in both mystery and uncertainty, as Ira with the backing of Dink and the pastor sets forth his convictions concerning Baptist history!

A Journey in God’s Glory (Richard Belcher)

What’s a pastor to do, when he suddenly realizes that his ministry of many years has been a sham, all performed for himself and his own glory? As he reflects on years of miserably self-centered ministry, how can he tell how to set a new course for the rest of his life, to live for the glory of God? Former pastor, now professor Ira Pointer faces these decisions and lessons in another volume of the doctrinally rich stories known as  The Journey Series.

A Journey in Christian Heritage: A True Story (Richard Belcher)

As a little girl, Virgie had learned the power of faith and prayer, and she was determined to see her husband and her children brought to the Lord. Yea, her heritage would be a Christian heritage for God’s glory! This is the story of her humble but indomitable quest to see her family come to know and serve the Lord, as told by her second son, Richard Belcher, the writer of the journey theological novels.

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Taking the long way round.

I have been a visitor of Gembrook Retreat for over 10 years, visiting more or less often depending on work, community, covid…

As someone living in Footscray, an industrial suburb of Naarm Melbourne’s inner west, getting “across the city” to the eastern hills is the part of my journey that feels longest. Today, as I set out, my Google navigation advised that there had been an accident on Elliott Ave (round the Zoo) that was causing a 17 min delay on my route and advising this was still the fastest route because of road works.

At this point, I am thinking unkindly about Melbourne roadworks, drivers who have accidents, and more unkindly still, about the frustrated and angry drivers who pass them. Briefly, I consider whether this is a sign not to go, instead… I take another way. It is out-of-the-way, it is further north than I need to go but I am moving and avoiding angst.

I have made a decision about the kind of drive I want to have and the kind of driver I want to be.

It might be because I had this heightened sense of alert towards route variations activated that I noticed – for the first time ever – an alternative road towards Gembrook that is purportedly only 4 mins longer (I meandered taking it in and stopped and took photos for this post so don’t hold me accountable to that).

This new route took me ‘below’ the Cardinia Reservoir instead of following the main road C413 above it.

This windier route (Boundary Rd, Alber Rd, Stony Creek Rd, left on the C406 to Paternoster Rd, Bailey Rd, McBride St) is therefore slower, and more scenic. There are not buses, nor schools. Old gums soar outstretched arms to the sky and create a welcome avenue of shade on this 30° summer day.

The hay is being rolled up, sprays of golden wattle are opening, and the pops of orange Flowering Gum are like unexpected flumes of fireworks, highlights amidst lush greens.

As I come this slower and more beautiful way, I can feel an easing in my breath and body. I am becoming more present to where I am now – rather than focused on getting ‘away’ from home or ‘arrived’ at Gembrook. The emphasis is not on the fastest way or most direct.

The image of a labyrinth comes to mind. The residential community has formed one in the render on David’s Cabin .

I think there’s something about old pilgrim cities with the church at the centre meaning you had to work to find your way through. The sacred isn’t easy or straightforward to find, you have to work for it, you have to persist.

If you are finding barriers keep coming up to what sacred connection looks like for you, be it: rest, lighting a candle, being in nature, a creative practice, meditation, listening on Country, attending a faith space… Be encouraged, as you take in the above image, that even when the path seems to turn and lead away, there’s really only one path to take and, whatever directions you follow, you’ll get there.

I also got slightly lost on a detour to try and find Gembrook Park which, I did indeed find, but only after exploring what is probably local access rather than the main entrance.

I extend an invitation to you Reader, to get lost and pursue a path more beautiful.

Tending to Stories, 13-15 October 2023

In practice and in theory, feminist theology has always sought to give space for women’s stories.  Sometimes that has been an act of self-authorising and at other times, an act of retrieval, drawing from forgotten or ignored stories of the past. To take up and hear these stories is also a way of moving forward. Stories are, as we know, powerful. And as such, our stories are complicated: they change over time, have ethical implications, are put to work in making meaning and shaping desire. Put simply, we are caretakers of the stories we tell as well as those we forget. Our 2023 conference, co-hosted by WATAC Inc. (Women and the Australian Church) and the Australian Collaborators in Feminist Theologies (ACFT), will explore the ways in which we engage our caretaking role and the ongoing place of stories and narrative within feminist theology. 

When the Bible became king: Sermons, Stories and Silence

Tending to the stories shared with the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse requires a willingness to examine even our most embedded faith practices, including the dominance of the clerical model of leadership within the western church. Its worst form, clericalism – the veneration of those holding positions of church leadership – has consistently demonstrated causal significance in the risk of abuses within religious institutions and congregations. Clericalism generates institutional hierarchies of power and influence that in turn protect the structural and systemic status quo thus maintaining the authority and status of the institution. 

The beating heart of clericalism in the western church is the sermon. The single voice, articulate and educated, offering instruction and exhortation to the community. A practice, with its roots in the rhetoric traditions of the Greek and Roman empires, that has been a key feature of protestant liturgy since the European Reformation. The significance of the sermon is demonstrated by the fact that preaching has become one of the key indicators of leadership. Being ‘qualified to preach’ now shorthand within debates over who is authorised to hold ministry roles.

The Ignatian spiritual practice of communal discernment offers an alternative to traditional from the front, education focused discipleship. This paper will explore the use of silence, story, curiosity and creativity in theological and exegetical tasks. It will argue that these practices honour the knowledge, wisdom and capacity for discernment present within communities of faith and counter the spiritual passivity and learned helplessness that clericalism fosters. 

Stacey Wilson is a qualitative research consultant with The Recollective. Her role also includes resource development, training and mentoring. This paper builds on her work, Theology and Abuse: Vulnerability in the Midst of Religious Institutions, published in Children’s Ministry and the Spiritual Child (Robin Turner and Trevecca Okholm,  editors . Abilene Christian University Press, 2023). 

To Hell With Drowning AAPS 2023

The 2023 AAPS conference theme emphasises the need to resist and reframe fatalist and narrow representations of Oceania.

From the highlands to the islands, the conference aims to advance multiscopic understandings of Oceanic people’s relationships and relationality of places through storytelling rooted in a trans-disciplinary, critical and creative Pacific Studies.

Justice for Creation: Indigenous perspectives and the role of the church

Consider what, or who, you’re apprenticed to in the context of climate justice. From this grounding, and locating to place – what is the invitation to action?

An invitation here to visit the water’s edge and a lens to decolonise our theology…

Rivers are rich landscapes – you know that what is passing now has passed by others before you and will pass by others after you.

There is something special in the biodiversity of this – at once you are not alone and, also you can ask: What does the river bring here with it?  What will it carry away?

Consider what, or who, you’re apprenticed to in the context of climate justice. Where are you immersed? From this grounding, locating to place – what is the invitation to action?

Our land story is not valued in the main- stream cultural practices here on these lands known as Australia.

It is radically counter-cultural to resist, and insist that we need to acknowledge our elders past and present – of these lands and waters here, and those we come from. Might be different. Might be the same. We are because they were.

When we do this, we acknowledge our elders’ deep wisdom of listening and presence. 

When we do this, we acknowledge our elders’ relationships with Creator and Creation, and recognise they are custodians of land, language, law and more – now, and since time immemorial.  Our meeting is the confluence of these.

This wisdom is the inheritance of our communities, flowing down to us, carried within us. What will we pass forward?   Come. Meet us at the river. Tell us your land story.

Raisera McCulloch is a Pasifika woman living on Bunjalung country. She’s an educator developing training on decolonizing practices for systems change and a consultant to INGOs in racial justice. Her homeland of Tuvalu is facing a climate crisis and she advocates for action so her own children can preserve their culture. Currently a student of NAIITS completing a Masters in Theological Studies focusing on Indigenous Theology. Founder of Indigenous Giving Circle , a philanthropic initiative created to decolonise wealth, working towards a reparations model of giving. 

Talitha Fraser, The Recollective, is a Ngai Tahu/Pakeha settler on the lands of the peoples of the Kulin Nation. She is the curator of The Recollective and Administrator for the Australian Collaborators in Feminist Theologies. She is passionate about building communities of care and resilience that honour that identity we come from, and celebrate those we move to claim and participate in. Her creative practice is one of contemplative listening: How does place or event shape creative practice, and how does practice change place, or event, or people?

Language Lines

Tena koutou katoa Ko Ngai Tahu te iwi, me Ingarangi me Kōtirana te whakapaparanga mai Ko Takitimu te waka Ko Takitimu nga maunga Ko Aparima te awa Ko Te Whanga nui a Tara te whenua tupu Engari, ko whenua o Wurundjeri Woiworrung o nga tangata Kulin te kāinga Ko Talitha au Tena Tatou katoa

That is my mihi in Maori that acknowledges the Maori/English heritage of my mothers line and my fathers’ Scottish side.

I’m naming the mountains and rivers of the bottom of the South Island, this story follows the pathway of water from the high ground in the mountains down to the sea, recognising this catchment as ancestors and acknowledging the ancestors of these lands and myself as a visitor here in Wurundjeri country.

I am manuhiri (a guest), ngamatiji (a non-indigenous person) and it’s important to me to start from a place of recognising it’s not my land or language…

The Maori word for land (whenua) is also the word for placenta.

In both Maori and Wurundjeri Woiworrung deep memory stories – soil was taken and shaped in the figure of a person and divine breath gave earth life in a new form. We are shaped from earth, we are shaped by earth.

With funding made possible by Maribyrnong Arts and Culture, I was able to spend August/Sept undertaking a project called ‘Language Lines’.

A particular passion that has arisen from reading Healing Haunted Histories: A settler discipleship of decolonization is to connect more intentionally with my own neighbourhood as a Ngai Tahu/Pakeha settler on the lands of the peoples of the Kulin Nation. A resident of Footscray, I was delighted to discover that the Maribyrnong River’s name comes from the Aboriginal term ‘Mirrang bamurn’, which translates as ‘see’ a ‘ringtail possum’ at a time when we had some living in our roof. What other words are in the local landscape that might connect residents more deeply with place?

 I am interested in mapping Aboriginal terms that continue to hold space in the land. What do they have to tell us about where we live? Are there words that have been erased that might be recovered? In Maori lore, there is an idea of the ‘hidden face’, this is similar to the way that you cannot see ‘wind’ but can see its influence. What might this exploration into the landscape reveal about what is already at work?

It was a continuous thread of my residency to keep updating a map of those places in my neighbourhood that I saw possums and koort boort boort – this allowed for a practice of quite intentional “presence” in my neighbourhood across the weeks. The central image above was submitted as an entry to the 2022 Picturing Footscray Photo Exhibition named: ‘Koort Boort Boort consultation’ for the conversation happening here between the trees that are local to this place and the new development going up along the riverside. The haunting mist makes it seem as if it is the new development that is disappearing and temporary rather than the trees.

The experience of these 6 weeks allowed for me to explore and play with new skills in eco-printing, pyrography, photography and different forms of weaving. So much of what I thought I’d do, and have to show for this experience, were confounded (and rightly so) by being open to where the investigation led me instead.

There’s a lot of stories to that journey, but let me frame them here within this invitation to advocacy…

My exploration of place names in Melbourne as part of my recent art residency helped me understand that there are layers of harmful naming in our landscape: there are names of early settler colonisers and “conquorers”, there are names of deceased Aboriginal people which shouldn’t be spoken, and then there are words like Maroondah. Maroondah means ‘throwing’ and/or ‘leaves’ in Woiwurrung language.

I just signed this petition advocating for the new Maroondah hospital not to be named after Queen Elizabeth II as Dan Andrews is suggesting. What Dan Andrews is missing here, as Victoria (ahem, we’ve already recognised a Queen) negotiates Treaty, is an opportunity to partner with local elders to reclaim language for a new naming. What words might mean ‘healing place’? We as Settlers need to progress on this stuff and not replicate and repeat harms of the past. The link is here if you want to sign the petition.

I would not have learned so much without support and resources from Maribyrnong Arts and Culture, the Footscray, Sunshine, and Braybrook libraries, the Footscray Historical Society, the Living Museum of the West and, most significantly, elder Aunty Faye Muir who encouraged me to wake up at 5am to Listen.

Baggage and Blessing

A good friend of mine got citizenship today. I’m having lots of feelings: relief, deep joy,  hopefulness…

Those are all good things and yet I’m crying as I type this.

I’m crying because it was so brief, and so banal. A plastic flag, a pledge, a photo with the mayor. For those for whom its a legal formality, that’s probably enough but for those for whom it’s a lifeline I wonder…

If I were colouring you a picture the pencils would have names like FEAR (that my visa will be cancelled and I would have to make a choice between leaving my son behind or denying him the opportunity of life in Australia). DESPERATION (the visa is temporary, and constantly needs to be renewed, life feels like a cycle of filling out forms, keeping appointments, meeting my lawyer. There is barely time to recover before the hamster wheel turns). TRAUMA (I need to go to the ASRC for food but I have a Centrelink appointment. If I miss the appointment, they’ll cancel the payment. If I wait at Centrelink for 3 hours, I  will miss out on food… I’m allowed to work now, but not too much. It needs to be 15 hours so that Centrelink don’t nag about Jobseeker. But 15 hours tips me over the income threshold. Three-quarters of the money I earn gets deducted by Centrelink. I can’t get ahead.)

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs talks about the things we need for survival: shelter, food, sleep, clothing. The level above those basics is: personal security, employment, resources, health…

Our societal system for “supporting” refugees and asylum seekers makes a full time job and mental load of balancing on a knife’s edge for survival for a long time… for a long, long time.

There were 37 new citizens today. From 20 different countries. I wanted there to be a party. I wanted to hear different languages, dances and songs. I wanted to hear cries of “sher-hoooooo!” to ring in the rafters, and ululations of joy so loud they make my ears hurt. I wanted an elder to cleanse us in smoke, to wash away the tears, grief and anxiety of waiting, to herald in and bless this new season on Country.

So many are still waiting.

They wait in Nauru, PNG, in community detention, they wait in Footscray.

This is the pledge:

From this time forward, under God, I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people, whose democratic beliefs I share, whose rights and liberties I respect, and whose laws I will uphold and obey.

The kingdom is here, and not yet.

We have work to do, and we just got some new recruits.

Returning God: Gift of Feminist Theology

A creative reading today of Intercarnations : Exercises in Theological Possibility by Catherine Keller, Chapter 1: Returning God: Gift of Feminist Theology…

“I let Love be all that she is; I cannot understand her fierce wonders. Incomprehension, however, does not silence the poetry” Hadewijch of Brabant (a 13th-century poet and mystic), Minne

A Reflective Invitation

These times we’re living in are strange. We have the long-term impacts of social and geographical isolation. We have been separated from friends, family, and favourite haunts for a long time. We did it to be safe ourselves, and to make the world safe for others. Now the messaging is changing. It seems like there’s talk about “pre-COVID” times and “post-COVID” times but what about COVID-now?

This post offers two free downloadable PDF resources that we hope will be a gift to individuals and communities working to make sense of our experience of COVID over the past few months and begin to process what has been a pretty traumatic experience.

The first offering are some gentle questions from Dusk Liney from The Listening Squad with artwork by talented Tasmanian artist Elizabeth Braid . The Listening Squad crew offer amazing strategy retreats and have a podcast on contemplative listening. Dusk is also a Doula and Matrescence facilitator and she’s been running Listening Circles for Mummas through lockdown. Her voice here is a quiet invitation to healing that will hold safe space for you – just as you are.

This second offering is mine – I’m Talitha Fraser a NZ/Ngāi Tahu, Melbourne-based writer. I’m interested in theopoetics, radical discipleship and feminist theologies. My contemplative practice brings together photography and poetry, philosophy and theology, observation and mindfulness. Creating this resource was, for me, an exercise in practical theology – I knew I needed this and so I had to make it. Whether you are conscious of it or not, this life experience of a pandemic we are in is an extraordinary one and there is strength and wisdom in you – likely loss and grief and anger too – that is good to hold space for and acknowledge. This is less gentle I’ll admit, but it’s when we look into the shadows, I find, that we can see the play of light.

Plant Seeds

Lockdown #1 happens and I plant seeds. Like a lot of other people. Bunnings sold out of seeds, and potting mix, and all sorts. It interests me that, at a time of great uncertainty, for seemingly many, there was an instinct to connect to the land, to plant – which is always a kind of prospecting of its own subject to the vagaries of pests, weather, and apathy towards watering to name a few. But we default to a deep knowledge that, somehow, the land will take care of us.

Seeds. So much potential in something so small.

My approach to gardening is pretty much to fill in the space: food and flowers good = weeds bad. I trade seedlings on the Inner West Buy Sell Swap page and join the Pollinate the West group and score free things from the Good Karma page. In socially distant ways I’m more locally connected than I’ve ever been. My seeds bear seeds, and then there’s thousands of them: broad beans, parsley, rocket, nasturtium, calendula…

I put packets of seeds in my local Little Free Pantry and seedlings when I have them. It’s hard to picture the reach, the generational journey those seeds have made to me and from my hands to others.

What I was looking for from some groups changed. I joined new groups and left others.

I’m trying to give language to something which we’ve all experienced over the last few months but maybe haven’t given words or thought to….

The ruptures and disruptions have occurred at different levels within: our homes, personal relationships, at work, our city, our state. People have moved: house, state, country. Shops have shut down. Some people lost work and found it in totally different industries or haven’t found it yet. Some people will have long term impacts of anxiety and depression following these exhausting long periods of social isolation. …you know.

You know the ways your life will never be the same again.

There is no going ‘back’ to normal. There is only going forward, into something new.

What do you want to resurrect from what was? What do you want to keep from new fusions and connections? Name a few things or write them down. This isn’t an experience that is happening to you, how can you happen to the experience? How can you bring what you want to bear on it in some small (or big) way?

Do not underestimate the power you have to shape the world you want to live in at this extraordinary moment.

Plant the seeds now. Not knowing how or if they will grow.

So much potential in something so small.

Hello Death

The following found-poem is made up of words entirely taken from words written on people’s headstones. It  isn’t intended to be some macabre or nihilistic exercise… but the opposite. What words of comfort or solace could we have said if there’d be time? What message of love?

Because of COVID we couldn’t be there when loved ones died. Because of COVID we couldn’t remember and gather together to celebrate lives well lived, grieve lives too short. Because of COVID we are hearing daily statistics of those who have died. They are a face to someone. They are family to someone. Almost 5 million dead so far… Worldwide it’s been over 5,000 people a day, every day for months.

What does it look like for you to recognise and acknowledge the presence of Death? Do you place flowers somewhere for remembrance? Float something out into the river water? Bury something under a loved plant in the backyard? Use water to cleanse your hands and head? Hold a series of ceremonies, dances and songs? Whatever rituals of grief you observe – take the time you need to reflect and grieve.

You might read these words and be comforted, be solaced, be loved  now . Hear them deep in your soul, take them in and let them nourish you. For, although intended as words for those who are gone, they have something to say to those who remain.

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will know the essence of life.

Peace, perfect peace, let your song be delicate, the flowers can hear. In God’s care.

In the midst of life we are in death. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid. In God’s care, not here but risen, Love’s Tribute.

Always loved, always in our hearts. Sadly missed. Behind all shadows standeth God. Some time, some day, we’ll understand.

So deeply loved, so deeply mourned, till we meet again, at rest, in heavenly love abiding.

Abide with me: fast falls the eventide the darkness deepens, Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Thy will be done always in our hearts. Loved and always remembered.

Resting. All losses are restored and sorrows end in God’s care. Those we love don’t go away they walk beside us every day To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

Love lives on.

These times we’re living in are strange. We have the long-term impacts of social and geographical isolation. We have been separated from friends, family, and favourite haunts for a long time. We did it to be safe ourselves, and to make the world safe for others. Now the messaging is changing. It seems like there’s talk about “pre-COVID” times and “post-COVID” times but what about COVID-now?

This post seeks to collate a few activities that will allow for some reflection, processing, escapism, nurture that meet you where you’re at…now.

Why creepy little skeletons?! This has been a time we are confronted by our own mortality, the mortality of those we love, the mortality of those we do not know and will never meet who are a statistic in our daily COVID status briefing. These characters engage and relate beyond gender. In many ways, enduring this pandemic has seen us stripped back to bare bones, laid naked our vulnerability – what is essential? what do I need to do to live?

What do I need to do to live?

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In support of the Nazarene Discipleship global initiative, "A Journey of Grace,"  Holiness Today  has developed a series of four issues explaining the Nazarene theology of God's grace. God goes before, pursuing us with His prevenient grace. God saves, showing mercy when we turn to Him. God sanctifies, transforming us into His image. Each step is part of our journey of grace as believers. 

Read individual articles from these issues via the links below.

God Goes Before

Providence and Prevenience — David Busic

The Initiative of God: Prevenient Grace and the Atonement — T. A. Noble

John Wesley on Prevenient Grace — Geordan Hammond

A Community Called by Grace — Tim Green

The Good News — Svetlana Khobnya

An Undeserved Grace — Marco Velasco

A Call to Worship — T. Scott Daniels

The Pursuing Power of Grace — Shanti Thomas

Christ's Mission, Our Commission — Scott Rainey

Redemption — Heather Powell

A Son of Abraham — Eugénio Duarte

The Initiative of God: Prevenient Grace and Justification — T. A. Noble

Pelagius, Augustine, and Arminius — Vinicius Couto

A Community Born by Grace — Tim Green

The Righteous Judge — Svetlana Khobnya

With the Grain of the Universe — T. Scott Daniels

Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption — Stéphane Tibi

A Merciful Savior — Flavio Valvassoura

Keeping in Step with Jesus — Scott Rainey

God Sanctifies

The Message of Full Salvation — Fili Chambo

The Initiative of God: Prevenient Grace and Sanctification — T. A. Noble

A Community Transformed by Grace — Tim Green

Established in Christ — Svetlana Khobnya

Original Sin and Sanctification — Gift Mtukwa

Transformation of a Family Tree — Scott Sessions

Holy Formation — T. Scott Daniels

The Grace of God in Regenerating Those Dead in Sin — Gabriel Benjiman

Consecration — Ágatha Heap

Growing in Grace — Darren Melton

Intentional Parenting — Scott Rainey

A Journey of Grace

Discipleship Essentials — Larry Morris

A Journey of Grace — Scott Rainey

Life is a Journey — David Graves

On the Brink of Everything — John Bowling

Come, Follow Me — Celeste Chaguala

Fullness in Christ — Jorge Julca

Life With God — Klaus Arnold

Our First Estate — John Comstock

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1 Peter 1:18-21 The Message

18-21  Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God. It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb. And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately—at the end of the ages—become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for you. It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God.

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Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself. May your business be blessed with success, protection, profit, and continuous expansion.

Healing Daily with Sol Sol Ramsay

• Religion & Spirituality
• MAR 7, 2024

E29: Don't Struggle Against a Rushing Stream - Healing Daily Prayer

At times, we find ourselves grappling with the most challenging path, perhaps blinded to alternative options. Is it our pride or stubbornness that keeps us on this arduous journey? It may be time to shift our perspective and align with the natural flow, embracing a path that leads with ease rather than resistance. Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself.

• MAR 6, 2024

E28: How to Conduct Yourself in the World - Healing Daily Prayer

Navigating life and making the right choices can be challenging. What values and qualities build our integrity and help us walk in God's grace? Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself. May your business be blessed with success, protection, profit, and continuous expansion.

• MAR 5, 2024

E27: The Path of the Upright - Healing Daily Prayer

The Bible is filled with teachings about how to be a good person. One of the promises of the upright life is protection in times of trials and a blessed life. Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself.

• MAR 4, 2024

E26: Entrust Your Works to the Lord - Healing Daily Prayer

Wrap everything that is dear to you in the Lord's Love. Entrust your projects, your loved ones, your work to His Care and your plans will succeed. Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself.

• MAR 3, 2024

E25: House Cleansing - Healing Daily Prayer

A Blessing for your Home-Whether you live in a room, an apartment, a house, alone with friends or with family and pets, we all seek a place that is a refuge from the outside world, a gentle place where we can rest, laugh, relax and prepare for the world. One way to improve the feelings of our homes, is to pray for them, to bless the space where we seek refuge from the world. Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself.

• MAR 2, 2024

E24: Prayer for Your Business - Healing Daily Prayer

A blessing for the prosperity, safeguarding, growth, and success of your business: Greetings! I am Sol, a spiritual life coach. In my own journey, I've found solace and inspiration in Bible verses, and profound books that have illuminated the path to a grace-filled life. Now, I am here to share these uplifting passages with you, hoping they will bring healing and inspiration to your life. This space is open to individuals from all walks of life, various faiths, worldviews, and religions. My aspiration is that a daily word of encouragement will assist you in embracing your unique journey and discovering the light within yourself. May your business be blessed with success, protection, profit, and continuous expansion.

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'A Journey' (2024) air date, plot, full cast and how to stream Netflix's Filipino drama

Movie:  A Journey aka Podróż

Platform:  Netflix

Date of release:  April 12, 2024 

Country of origin:  Philippines

Genre:  Drama

Runtime:  1 Hour 54 Minutes

Director:  RC Delos Reyes

Full cast list: Paolo Contis, Patrick Garcia, Kaye Abad, Jimmy Santos

Netflix is gearing up for the premiere of 'A Journey' aka 'Podróż', scheduled for Friday, April 12th. The film promises a narrative rich with emotions and drama, tailor-made for viewers seeking a profound, heartfelt experience.

This Filipino film is a must-watch, especially for fans familiar with the previous show that united the starring trio, bringing their unique chemistry within this cinematic journey.

Starring Paolo Contis, Patrick Garcia, and Kaye Abad, in the lead roles, this drama is directed by RC Delos Reyes.

What is the plot of 'A Journey' aka 'Podróż'?

Three lifelong friends embark on an unforgettable journey, discovering harsh truths along the way. Kaye Abad portrays a character who, upon learning her cancer has returned, decides to forego treatment.

She invites her husband and best friend for a road trip across Tasmania, Australia, aiming to fulfill her bucket list wishes.

The official synopsis reads, "Refusing treatment for her cancer, a woman goes on a road trip across Tasmania to check off items on her bucket list with her husband and best friend."

Who stars in 'A Journey' aka 'Podróż'?

Paolo Contis

Paolo Contis, with a blend of Italian and Filipino heritage, stepped into the spotlight as part of 'Star Circle Batch 3' in 1993. Renowned as a child actor in the mid-90s, he was a familiar face on shows like 'Ang TV'.

In 2002, Paolo made a switch to GMA Network, embracing more mature roles as he transitioned from a child actor to a teen idol. At GMA, he showcased his versatility in various shows, frequently appearing in supporting, comedic, and villainous roles.

His acting prowess was recognized in 2008 when he secured the Best Actor award for his role in 'Banal', directed by GMA reporter Cesar Apolinario, who also won Best Director at the Metro Manila Film Festival that year. This accolade marked the start of his popularity surge, fueled by numerous awards.

Patrick Garcia

Patrick Garcia, born Franz Patrick Velasco Garcia on September 14, 1981, is a celebrated Filipino actor. Encouraged by his sister Cheska, a renowned actress, he ventured into acting at 13.

His debut in the 1994 hit movie 'Separada' instantly made him a heartthrob and a favorite among critics in the Philippines.

Following his successful debut, Garcia quickly secured roles in films and soap operas like 'Gimik', 'Araw-araw, gabi-gabi', and 'Asero'.

His outstanding performance as Ryan in 'Madrasta', a film by Olivia M. Lamasan, earned him the Best Child Actor award at the 1996 FAMAS Awards. The next year, his role in 'Batang PX' brought him multiple accolades.

Starting as a part of 'Ang TV', Garcia was later introduced as a member of 'Star Circle Batch 2' by ABS-CBN.

Kaye Abad, born Katherine Grace Cosme Abad-Castillo on May 17, 1982, is a prominent Filipino-American actress. Her journey in the entertainment world began in 1993 with ABS-CBN's Star Magic, and she was officially introduced as part of 'Star Magic Batch 3' in 1996.

Abad's early career was marked by her role in the youth show 'Ang TV.' She gained popularity starring in teen-oriented films and TV series, often alongside John Lloyd Cruz. Their pairing is fondly remembered in the series 'Tabing Ilog,' which aired from 1999 to 2003.

In 2006, Abad took on the role of Cynthia in 'Super Inggo,' a prequel fantasy, and continued with its sequel 'Super Inggo 1.5: Ang Bagong Bangis' in 2007.

Her television comeback in 2009 was through 'Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Bud Brothers Series,' stepping in for Roxanne Guinoo to star opposite Guji Lorenzana.

How to stream 'A Journey' aka 'Podróż'?

'A Journey' aka 'Podróż' is available to stream on Netflix starting from Friday, April 12. Don't have Netflix? 

Access to the film requires a Netflix membership, available starting from $6.99/month for the standard plan with ads.

The standard plan without ads is priced at $15.49/month, while the Premium plan costs $22.99/month.

'A Journey' aka 'Podróż' trailer

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‘Basketball Hall of Fame legend Chris Webber has unveiled his long-awaited memoir, “By God’s Grace, ” offering readers an intimate glimpse into his remarkable journey. The memoir, penned by Webber himself, promises to deliver a candid account of his life, from the soaring highs of his career to the challenging lows he faced along the way.

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Readers can expect an in-depth exploration of Webber’s rise to prominence, from his days as a standout high school recruit in Michigan to his tenure with the famed Fab Five at the University of Michigan. As part of this iconic group, Webber helped revolutionize college basketball, leaving an indelible mark on the sport’s culture.

The memoir also shines a light on Webber’s 15-year NBA career, including his experiences with various teams and the pivotal role his family played in supporting him through both triumphs and setbacks. Additionally, Webber shares poignant anecdotes about his parents, Mayce Webber and Doris Johnson, whose sacrifices and resilience inspired him to pursue his dreams.

“By God’s Grace” is not just a recounting of Webber’s basketball achievements but a tribute to the community that shaped him. Through his self-named publishing company, the Webber Publishing Group, Webber aims to share authentic stories with purpose and significance, ensuring that his memoir resonates with readers on a profound level.

For fans eager to secure a piece of basketball history, a special edition of the memoir is available for a limited time, complete with a signed autograph from Chris Webber himself. Don’t miss the opportunity to embark on a journey of resilience, perseverance, and faith with one of basketball’s most beloved icons.

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