Thomas Hassall Anglican Colleges new principal wants to bring "optimism, hope and fun" to students in south-west Sydney.

Clifford Warne was arguably the best communicator the diocese of Sydney ever produced. For the first time his classic lecture on reading the Bible aloud will be available for free online.

US Army Chaplain Brad Lewis' is no stranger to tension, comforting soldiers at the front line and coming under fire on countless occasions. But one strain he never gets used to is the separation from his family. In his monthly blog, Training for Eternity, he shares how the Christian kindness of strangers can make all the difference.

Recently I came across a church adjacent to a local school. A group of Christian parents decided to set up a small mobile stall inside the school grounds. Guess what happened next?

Regardless of the rights or wrongs of going to war, how do Christians witness to those at war? Former and current defence force chaplains share experiences of ministry in extreme environments. Speak with former army chaplain Tim Booker about Christians and war in our forums.

In searching for a piece on this week's theme - how Christians should respond to war - we couldn't go past this article written for Mindful in 2003.

Over 300 Sydney clergy and ministry workers descended upon St Annes, Ryde to attend Dr Arch Harts ministry burnout conference this week.

This month, a former London barman is answering the tough questions about life and God in a Maroubra pub.