Once a week, a member of the CPX team "thinks out loud" in public - offering not conclusions, but launching-off points for conversation about what's going on in the news right now, or in our cultural "moment".
As with everything CPX does, the goal is to reframe things - to edge our way together towards a more expansive public imagination when it comes to Christian faith and the contribution it has to make to our shared life.
Here's a collection of these columns. They are usually posted each Tuesday on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Justine Toh ponders: What is pleasure? Is it just about desire? Or are there deeper pleasures to be found in the normal gifts of life?
After the EURO 2020 final, Simon Smart ponders the “religious transformation” taking place in football (and elsewhere) in the UK.
Simon Smart reflects on how the life of faith is often one of waiting and hoping in the midst of very real struggles.
Barney Zwartz reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported in the Australian news media.
Natasha Moore writes about the downsides of the 24-hour news cycle, and the new filter she’s applying to her clicking habits.
Mark Stephens on how the simplest stories can get behind our defences and expose ourselves to each other.
Justine Toh ponders the media’s use of ‘saint’ language to describe Jacinda Ardern and Gladys Berejiklian.
Tim Costello reflects on the recent Federal Budget and the importance of showing compassion to those who are different from us.
Anna Grummitt reflects on David Attenborough’s new film, and the way humans respond to disasters.
Richard Shumack writes about memes, tweets, and what truth-speaking wisdom we might find in the book of Proverbs.
Barney Zwartz reflects on new research that shows the rise in screen-time among Australians.
Mark Stephens on Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination, and the challenge of translating religious language for the public.
Tim Costello explains why he’s grieved by the increasing political polarisation – both in Australia and in the U.S.
Justine Toh on the wealth of metaphors the animal world offers for our meritocratic culture.
