Nils von Kalm

When I talk about justice, they call me a leftie

At the height of the Cold War, the Brazilian Roman Catholic Archbishop, Dom Helder Camara, said, “When I feed the poor they call me a saint; when I ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist” (

Loving Yourself by Loving Others

When being Christian makes you less Christlike

In light of the comments some time back by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Romans 13 and the plight of people seeking asylum, I have been reminded to think about what it means to be Christian.

What the church can learn from the murder of Eurydice Dixon

The recent rape and murder of Eurydice Dixon in Melbourne has highlighted again the problem of male violence in our culture, particularly that directed towards women.

Seeing Jesus in the Palestinian and the Jew

I am writing this article from the heart of East Jerusalem, within walking distance of where Jesus was crucified and raised, and where so many other remarkable events of biblical history have taken place over thousands of years.

Why seeking justice is central to the Gospel

Back in the 1970s, the founder of the Sojourners community in the US, Jim Wallis, and a friend, decided to conduct an experiment.

Martin Luther King – An Unforgettable Fire

On 4th April, millions of people around the world, and in the United States in particular, will observe the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

Lent - walking through death to new life

Lent is a solemn time of year for me. In a way, it’s possibly my favourite time in the Christian calendar, alongside Christmas. They are my favourite times for vastly different reasons though.

The hardest thing in the world

I reckon humility is the hardest thing in the world.

Care for the earth – why should we?

Psalm 148 is a song of praise to God for everything that has been created. That, if anything, is enough reason for people of faith to care for the environment. But it goes a lot deeper than that.