THINKING OUT LOUD

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.

Latest

Death hit me like a slap in the face

By Eliot Kern | 03/04/2024

Eliot Kern writes for CPX’s Thinking Out Loud on how we’re all wilfully blind to our mortality after witnessing a car crash.

A death day

By Clare Potts | 26/03/2024

Do you know the date of your death? It’s a morbid and somewhat silly question, I know. In Thomas Hardy’s […]

Gaza and my neighbour

By Allan Dowthwaite | 22/03/2024

Allan Dowthwaite reflects on the human aspect of the Gaza/Israel War with his neighbour for CPX’s Thinking Out Loud.

An Ode to Baby Boomers

By Barney Zwartz | 19/03/2024

Barney Zwartz writes about new stats from McCrindle about the behaviours of our beloved boomer generation for CPX’s Thinking Out Loud.

The Real Housewives of Padan-aram

By Natasha Moore | 12/03/2024

This week’s drama of Princess Kate and the Manipulated Photo has been hard to miss.

Winter Dreams

By Simon Smart | 01/03/2024

As the days grow gradually shorter and the first hint of cooler morning air appears, footy fans are turning their attention to the season ahead.

Russia’s Mandela

By Natasha Moore | 22/02/2024

The hope was that he was Russia’s Mandela.

Tay-Tay the lament artist

By Max Jeganathan | 20/02/2024

We’ve been through a lot, but we made it. 7 interest rate rises. A summer of floods. An uptick in national unemployment. Even a Prime Ministerial Valentine’s Day proposal. But it’s finally here. It’s Tay-Tay week in Australia!

Nemesis

By Clare Potts | 13/02/2024

Tim Costello reflects on the ambition, betrayal and revenge of Australia’s politicians. We are rightly cynical – but should we remain so?

Strange Times

By Clare Potts | 08/02/2024

Clare Potts comments on the suprising agreement between Euphoria’s Rue, Pope Francis, and author Chanel Contos on porn.

Muster Dogs

By Clare Potts | 30/01/2024

Barney Zwartz believes Muster Dogs to be the best TV show. This story about rescue dogs is a gift of joy to us rescue humans.

Rumours of Wars

By Clare Potts | 23/01/2024

Natasha Moore recognises the fear that comes with the rumours of war – is there hope when it feels like the ‘end of the world’?