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    OK. Is it possible to tweet the Gospel? In 140 characters or less: What does faith mean to you?

Pope Benedict XVI has been nominated for a top British classical music award and will fight for the prize against reality television stars. The Pope was shortlisted for the Classical Brit Awards album of the year for his singing on the album Alma Mater – Music From the Vatican. There are 10 contenders vying for [...]

“Real men don’t like going to church because they don’t want to “sing love songs to a man”, because the “vicar wears a dress”, because they feel like “mongrels on parade at Crufts” and because they want to be waited on by women rather than queue for coffee after the service.” At least that is [...]

What if it stopped working? What if, one day, FaceBook suddenly and irrevocably ceased to exist? Every morning now, when I boot up my computer and begin my ritual of Facebook, email and game culture news blogs, I ask myself that question. And, if it did die, how many people in my office would be [...]

The Transit Lounge – Amy Goodhew Last year in Australia 812 people donated their kidneys. This year 1,298 people are on the waiting list for kidneys. That’s 486 people who spend every day waiting and hoping and praying that a kidney may become available, but never receive the call. Clearly, it’s time Australia had a conversation [...]

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. Benjamin Franklin Happy New Year’s from the Journey team.

I thouroughly enjoy looking at photos of church signs, whether it is because they are successful, particularly ineffective or just simply mis-spelt. Here are a few from http://crummychurchsigns.blogspot.com/                         Adopotion?!                             [...]

Merry Christmas from the Journey team! We hope you have a blessed Christmas and a happy new year.  The February edition of Journey will be available in churches from the 7th of February. The theme is ‘Love’. As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.”                                   - Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), [...]

By Alistair Macrae, President Uniting Church in Australia I wonder how those who favour harsh policies towards desperate people seeking haven and hope in this country will celebrate Christmas this year. For their sake I hope they don’t listen to the story at the heart of the season. They might choke on their turkey and [...]