Taking time out to ponder and reflect can bring us more than simple rest.

In this short novella, Sarah Bacaller grapples with questions and reflections about God, faith and church, and reminds us that there is nearly always more going on under the surface, if we are quiet enough to listen.

Ohh he had waited calmly, his patience only stretched and tempered with hope; he could not know her past joyful-pain… could not conceive her future hopeful-pain…

What’s could be wrong with getting things done – and done really well? Justine Toh asks the hard questions about our addiction to achievement and where grace fits into it all.

Tributes to Ian Hore-Lacy, whose tragic death last week left was a shock and loss to many. Ian was a former Ethos board member, ongoing faithful supporter and friendly critic.

Is waiting now our greatest calling, like Simeon and Anna who grasped the moment of kairos joy?

With the passing yesterday of renowned actor, dancer, singer and painter David Dalaithngu AM, we republish Katherine Rainger’s 2019 Zadok review of his collaborative works with Rolf de Heer. Dalaithngu was one of the first Aboriginal characters portrayed on the big screen.

Morag Zwartz’s honest reflections on her struggle – as the mother of a son with Down Syndrome and an aggressive blood cancer – touch on profound truths about life, disability, illness and death and make this an inspiring rather than a depressing read.

Never once does he feel fear. Never once does he doubt his father is beside him, ready to help once more.