Australian Indigenous writers have important things to say not only to their own communities but also to us as Settlers. The message of this book is simple: it is time we started listening.

Mike Frost presents a high-level survey of some key moments and movements in mission history, with insightful reflections and critical analysis along the way. The intention throughout seems clear: to challenge and inspire a new wave of missionary engagement that is broad, deep, relevant and impactful.

The Statement from the Heart inspires us all to reach forward into an unfamiliar yet preferred future for my people and my country, beyond the contemporary crises and traumatic predicaments, to clutch the hand of a new dream.

The October referendum asks for a simple answer to a diverse, complex question.

The combination of the beautifully presented text, the illustrations and the endnotes makes The Book of Psalms Illuminated artistically engaging, theologically informative and meditatively devotional. Hold this book with care and with reverence.

Mary said yes / In a world of no, / She turned fear / Into hope / Through faith and trust

Listening to God, experiencing God, leads to a new way of seeing the world – a new vision that genuinely pays attention as only the contemplative can. Central to this is the need to listen to and learn from the voices of the poor.

I'm just a low grade mystic / Kneeling beneath an empty sky

Most Christian believers acknowledge Pentecost Sunday as the Church's birthday. Luke's treatise, the Acts of the Apostles, records the 'birth' and early experiences. In a previous issue John Kidson shared part of his 'discovered' journal of an apparent younger follower. The 'discovery' continues.

RASP is humbled by the audacious generosity extended to the non-Indigenous Australian people through the forgiveness and renewed co-existence offered to us through the Statement. We commit our research to both listening and speaking truth.