Talk of demons and exorcisms just sets off the 'weird' alert...

Nothing excites Parliament House in Canberra quite like squabbles over political leadership. The atmosphere in the bubble that is Capitol Hill swirls around like a mini tornado as people share the latest gossip on an almost hourly basis. But this is not what Australians need, writes Dr Karin Sowada.

I've been trying to hold off, but for no longer. This weekend I signed up for Twitter, the latest trend in online social networking.

When I started reading The Secret Life of Bees and realised it was going to be about race relations in Americas south... I admit to being reluctant.

This week, we bring you an exclusive interview in which Jeremy Halcrow asks Dean of Sydney, and director of Ministry, Training and Development, Phillip Jensen about the implications of the new long-term diaconate and its relationship with the goals of the Diocesan Mission. Dean Jensen also gives his perspective on the decline in recruitment through Moore Theological College.

Join Archbishop Peter Jensen in a weekly online Bible Study series on The Essential Jesus (the gospel of Luke).

If a stranger walked into your church, could they work out what was going on?

Should abortion be legalised? The NSW Government is being pressed to do so. Is this something that Christians should oppose?