{"id":7053,"date":"2019-08-14T10:19:25","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T00:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/victas.uca.org.au\/?page_id=7053"},"modified":"2019-08-14T10:19:25","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T00:19:25","slug":"features","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/church.debug.victas.uca.org.au\/?page_id=7053","title":{"rendered":"Features"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t

\n\t\t\t\tFeatures\n\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tHow Sally Goldner found the freedom to be herself<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 12, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Imagine being born into the wrong body. Imagine spending 30 years not knowing who you really are. Only then can you start to understand Sally Goldner\u2019s strength.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tNo two churches should look the same – Mat Harry Q&A<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 12, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNew & Renewing Communities Catalyst Rev Mat Harry says churches need to take the initiative and cross the threshold into other people\u2019s worlds. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tHow literally should we take each word in the Bible?<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 12, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt took 1000 years to write, has myriad authors and everyone has an opinion on it. Two millenia on, it continues to drive contemporary commentary and, in doing so, divide opinion. So how should we interpret it – literally or figuratively? Or both?\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tTender acts of mercy allowed us to be there for Bronwen<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 3, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t“Bronwen recently told me if she could have her life over again she would not change a thing. And neither would I. Those difficult years were so filled with love, compassion and grace that it actually became a high point of my life.”\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tSalesi, Siotame Faupula and the ‘golden chain’<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAug 2, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLike father, like son? For Doubletake we asked Canterbury Balwyn Road Uniting Church minister Rev Salesi Faupula and his son Siotame to talk about family, faith and finding yourself.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tModerator Denise Liersch takes up her leading role<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJun 18, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDenise Liersch talks about her approach to being Moderator and what her prayers and hopes for the church are.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tWhy heaven could have wheelchairs – Andy Calder Q&A<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJun 9, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndy Calder has dedicated his life to people labelled with disability or mental illness. It is a calling that has challenges on many levels but it hasn’t challenged Andy’s faith.\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\tFormer TV reporter Jane Phelan takes it one step at a time<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 31, 2019\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen Jane Phelan woke from a stroke she had lost the ability to walk or talk. But then she found God \u2013 again \u2013 and hasn\u2019t looked back. \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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