From Alcoholism to Sobriety Advocate, Justine Whitchurch Offers Hope for Addiction
By: Laura Bennett
When you’re in a cycle of addiction, the hope of ever breaking free can feel elusive and distant. Read more
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Third Time Around Still Carries Some Charm in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’
By: Laura Bennett
After seeing the horrendous pre-promotional poster for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 I’ll admit my expectations for the movie were low, but now having watched it I’ve realised the cringe was all a ploy to lower the bar enough for anything on screen to feel like elevation. Read more
“What I Was Scared to Say is What’s Resonated” – Hillsong Songwriter Benjamin Hastings
By: Laura Bennett
Over the last two years Hillsong has had a rolling list of scandals and accusations made against them that have – beyond affecting leadership and the church as an organisation – left thousands of church members caught in the crosshairs of ugly revelations. Read more
Why Christians Should Be the Best Cultural Critics – Philosopher Christopher Watkin
By: Laura Bennett
Have you ever thought to question what underpins your beliefs on right and wrong and how you align with certain cultural systems? Read more
‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ an Unlikely Movie Marathon
By: Laura Bennett
Whether you call it “Barbenheimer” or “Boppenheimer” the mega marathon afforded by two of the biggest movies of the year coming out in the same week is seismic for reasons beyond the combined star power of the two releases. Read more
What’s Next for Hillsong Churchgoers? Marc Fennell Investigates in ‘The Kingdom’
By: Laura Bennett
Sitting in what The Sydney Morning Herald described as “the season of the Hillsong documentary”, Christians looking on at accusations being made against the megachurch may feel a conflicting mix of wanting justice where it’s deserved and needing to defend the name of the faith the “scandal-plagued” church represents. Read more
‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ – Resets Views on Ageing
By: Laura Bennett
Do you view the events of your life as something that happens to you, or that you have some kind of say over? Read more
Fighting Feelings and the Past Come Head-to-Head in ‘Creed III’
By: Laura Bennett
Since the first Creed movie came out their links to the original Rocky franchise that inspired the spinoffs have started to thin, but there’s still something about an underdog’s fight to get to the top (and the training montages that come with it) that keeps us coming back to the story of Adonis Creed. Read more
Stressed? You Can Use it For Good, says Former Navy Officer Paul Taylor
By: Laura Bennett
When something’s hard, our culture tends to want to make it easier: tired of walking up stairs? Here’s an escalator. Don’t want to cook food? Here’s a takeaway or microwave-meal option. Read more
Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Whale’ Challenges How Faith Relates to People in Pain
By: Laura Bennett
Against the backdrop of a culture fed up with “fat shaming” and one that pushes against the link between identity and body size, a story about a morbidly obese recluse could be a difficult sell. Read more