I don’t need to say anything. Ruth Limkin has said it so well…..
I long for a society where our children our safe from garbage!
Dear eight year old girl. I saw you in Typo..
I don’t need to say anything. Ruth Limkin has said it so well…..
I long for a society where our children our safe from garbage!
Dear eight year old girl. I saw you in Typo..
Please click on the link below to get all the details of our next Urban Conversations in Melbourne….
Sophia Think Tank has some projects and events this year that you may be interested in being a part of or finding out more about. Here’s a taster….
Thanks for travelling with us. we would love to hear from you and see you at any of the public events we have planned across the year….
David Wilson
View David Wilson’s introductory comments and Greg Clarke’s speech on the Bible in the Public Square from ST2′s recent Public Forum on ‘What’s the Bible Ever Done For Us?’ in Melbourne as a part of the weekend of events to open the KJV 400th Anniversary Exhibition.
Parts 3 and 4 of the Forum ‘God in the Daily News Cycle’ are now up on Vimeo. They can be found at http://vimeo.com/29657014 (Part 3: Bryan Patterson responds) and http://vimeo.com/29670120 (Part 4: QandA session).
‘Smart Justice’ is a movement that is catching on around the State, if not the Country. It makes a whole lot of sense to me and Sophia Think Tank is a partner with the movement. Check them out at www.smartjustice.org.au.
I read an article on the Age website this morning about the State Coalition’s Crime Prevention Minister (Andrew McIntosh) holding community forums and ‘discovering’ that the biggest problems are mental health issues, substance abuse, a lack of stable housing, and domestic violence. This is what some of us have been saying for years. Almost sounds like the Communuty has been reading the ‘Smart Justice’ briefing sheets!
Minister McIntosh is quoted as saying that it will take a long time to bring the crime rate down and that to do so it’s everyone’s job. It’s not just a Policing mater or a Corrections issue, it’s something all of us must be actively concerned with. I could not agree more. Read the article at http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/minister-admits-cutting-crime-may-take-20-years-20110924-1kqt1.html.
A couple ofways to advance this:
If a Community forum is coming to town, get involved. Go along and voice your opinions.
Let’s get a conversation going here. What do you think of the article? How can we get involved? On Novemeber 13th (at 6pm) Sophia Think Tank, in association with the Christian Prison Ministries Forum, is holding a Forum on this topic. Hugh deKrester will be the keynote speaker on Smart Justice with a panel of respondents. It will be held at Hamodava Cafe in Westwood Place, Melbourne. You’re welcome to come along.
Food for thought…..
Robert Banks’ new book on Atheism is a must read. I went along to the launch the other day and posted a report for Eternity magazine.
You can read it at http://eternity.biz/news/and_man_created_god/1109221529/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3q7ycY9hbk
I picked up this piece of encouragement from Youtube the other day. Worthwhile watching. Says some interesting stuff about music and faith and the arts too. Alice Cooper has a syndicated radio programme that runs on 91.5 here in Melbourne. It’s good to listen to for his insights into the world of rock and roll and I’ve often thought that he has some decent values behind all the makeup. I guess I now understand a little more of where those values are coming from. Good music too!! Yes Larry, why should the devil have all the good music? (Sorry…. showing my age….)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3q7ycY9hbk
Two of the videos from our recent forum, God in the Daily News Cycle, are now on line. Thanks to Amy Van Eymeren for her good work in filming and producing them. The other two will be up soon. You can catch these ones at http://vimeo.com/29249640 and http://vimeo.com/29253452.
The Bible is an amazing Book that has had a remarkable impact on much of Australian history and culture, but today it is rarely recognized outside of certain limited circles.
Sophia Think Tank is involved in a Public Forum called ‘What’s the Bible Ever Done for us?’ as a part of the KJV 400th Anniversary celebrations put on by Bible Society Australia. It’s on October 1st at 7pm at Melbourne City Conference Centre, 333 Swanston St., Melbourne. We have Lord Salisbury, a current member and former leader of the British House of Lords speaking from the British perspective and then Dr John Harris telling the Australian story. Dr Greg Clarke, CEO of Bible Society Australia will speak on the use of the Bible in the Public Space (Public Theology) and there will be time for audience participation.
This promises to be a really interesting event. It’s free so tell all your friends (and your enemies!) and come along. Check out other events we are involved in over the month of October in relation to the Bible Exhibition in City Library by clicking on the ‘Melbourne KJV Flyer’ link below.