--- title: Stu Cameron Writing (5) description: Stu Cameron Writing Blog (5) --- ## Writing - [View All](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing) - [Writing](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/writing) - [Advocacy](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/advocacy) - [Featured](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/featured) - [Leadership](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/leadership) - [Gambling Reform](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/gambling-reform) - [Events](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/tag/events) [![Put Pokies in Their Place Launches in NSW Parliament](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "Put Pokies in Their Place Launches in NSW Parliament") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/advocacy/put-pokies-in-their-place) ###### [Put Pokies in Their Place Launches in NSW Parliament](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/advocacy/put-pokies-in-their-place) Civil society organisations launch 2023 State Election Platform, calling for leaders to ‘Put pokies in their place.’ The campaign calls upon the NSW Parliament to implement meaningful reforms to prevent and reduce gambling harm. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/advocacy/put-pokies-in-their-place) [![Three stories that made me shed a tear this year.](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "Three stories that made me shed a tear this year.") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/this-is-an-article-6) ###### [Three stories that made me shed a tear this year.](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/this-is-an-article-6) Here are three stories that capture the joy and heartbreak of our work: the courageous commitment, unfailing integrity, and Christlike servanthood of so many. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/this-is-an-article-6) [![Hope in a Housing Crisis](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "Hope in a Housing Crisis") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/hope-in-a-housing-crisis) ###### [Hope in a Housing Crisis](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/hope-in-a-housing-crisis) As the end of the year approaches, I make time to reflect. What were the highlights of the year past? Lessons learned? What am I grateful for? [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/hope-in-a-housing-crisis) [![Warning – this one’s a bit personal!](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "Warning – this one’s a bit personal!") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/warning-this-ones-a-bit-personal) ###### [Warning – this one’s a bit personal!](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/warning-this-ones-a-bit-personal) Much more than nostalgic hankering for the past, Here are a few springboards on which my faith finds the strength to leap into the future. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/warning-this-ones-a-bit-personal) [![Housing catastrophe has led to homelessness tragedy](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/homeslessness-week-2024.jpg "Housing catastrophe has led to homelessness tragedy") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/housing-catastrophe-has-led-to-homelessness-tragedy) ###### [Housing catastrophe has led to homelessness tragedy](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/housing-catastrophe-has-led-to-homelessness-tragedy) Dear Friends, It is unacceptable for any Australian to be homeless. We all have a responsibility to act and stop this terrible inequity. Can we also get closer to people subjected to homelessness, reflecting their value as individuals and community members, and helping lift their burden of... [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/housing-catastrophe-has-led-to-homelessness-tragedy) [![It’s been a while. I have some news to share. But more on that in a bit… ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Untitled-design-57.png "It’s been a while. I have some news to share. But more on that in a bit… ") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/its-been-a-while-i-have-some-news-to-share-but-more-on-that-in-a-bit) ###### [It’s been a while. I have some news to share. But more on that in a bit… ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/its-been-a-while-i-have-some-news-to-share-but-more-on-that-in-a-bit) It’s been a while. I have some news to share. But more on that in a bit… Back in April 1995 our family moved to Tasmania where we would live for the next two years. Joel was 18 months old, and Sue was six months pregnant with Emily. We knew… [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/its-been-a-while-i-have-some-news-to-share-but-more-on-that-in-a-bit) [![Weird for the right reasons](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "Weird for the right reasons") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/weird-for-the-right-reasons) ###### [Weird for the right reasons](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/weird-for-the-right-reasons) Captivated by God’s Grace, saturated in God’s Love and empowered by God’s Spirit – followers of Jesus are called to be radically different. Too often the church is seen as weird for all the wrong reasons – for superficiality, judgmentalism or hypocrisy. But we’re actually called to be peculiar, to… [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/weird-for-the-right-reasons) [![Truth-telling and truth-listening are critical to reconciliation](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/c76b30c5-b280-5de1-f947-c42ebc84b0bc.png "Truth-telling and truth-listening are critical to reconciliation") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/truth-telling-and-truth-listening-are-critical-to-reconciliation) ###### [Truth-telling and truth-listening are critical to reconciliation](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/truth-telling-and-truth-listening-are-critical-to-reconciliation) Every day I endeavour to follow Jesus’ example, especially when it comes to pursuing and telling the truth, despite often faltering and failing in my commitment. In John 8:32, Jesus says to his disciples, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free”. Telling the truth is… [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/truth-telling-and-truth-listening-are-critical-to-reconciliation) [![No one should be alone at Christmas](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/hubfs/stu-cameron-speaking.png "No one should be alone at Christmas") ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/no-one-should-be-alone-at-christmas) ###### [No one should be alone at Christmas](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/no-one-should-be-alone-at-christmas) At Wesley Mission, we believe that when people encounter Jesus, their lives will be transformed. That’s why we long for our new missional communities to be places where people have the opportunity to say ‘yes’ to Jesus’ offer of life in abundance. [ Read full story ](https://stucameron.wesleymission.org.au/writing/no-one-should-be-alone-at-christmas) [] #### Sign up for
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