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How to Help Our Elderly in the Pandemic Shutdown

By: Laura Bennett

The older members of our community are in a pretty difficult position right now. Those over 70 have been all but ordered to stay home to protect themselves from COVID-19, and with all social activities cancelled, the elderly are forced into even greater isolation. Read more

How to Get Your Teen to Take Isolation and Social Distancing Seriously

By: Dr Justin Coulson

A few Saturday nights ago (only 36 hours before all restaurants and cafes were closed by the government) my 17-year-old daughter grabbed the car keys, called out “See ya Dad!” and ran down the front steps to head out with friends. Read more

Delicious Paleo Bagel Recipe

By: Susan Joy

You only need a few basic ingredients and coconut yoghurt to make these delicious paleo bagels! Using an air fryer is such an easy way to make them, but you can also bake them in the oven using this bagel recipe. Read more

Scriptures to Cling to in This Season of Crisis

By: Sabrina Peters

There’s no denying things are seriously crazy right now. COVID-19 is wreaking havoc and leaving a trail of chaos, confusion and fear in its wake. I don’t have a lot of answers, but God’s Word has a lot of promises. Read more

Control the Controllables

By: Lorrene McClymont

The world has gone slightly crazy and it seems the virus is all anyone is talking about. It makes my brain tired. Read more

Tyler Ellis’s Social Experiment Shows the Gospel Isn’t as Well Known as You’d Think

By: Laura Bennett

Isolation makes you think. Holed up at home with only family and FaceTime to fill the social void, we’re left with a lot more time to consider life’s essentials, and the things that matter most. Read more

Businesses Should Beware of Becoming a Crisis Chameleon and Straying Too Far from Their Brand Identity

By: Michael McQueen

While a crisis provides a unique opportunity to recalibrate and rediscover the unchanging DNA that makes up your business, it is also worth examining the possibilities and perils of significantly changing your business in the face of crisis and straying too far from your brand identity. Read more

6 Lessons We Can Learn From The COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Akos Balogh

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. – Hebrews 12:11 Read more

Church Teams Allowed to Meet Next Weekend, to Conduct Full Easter Services by Live Streaming

By: Clare Bruce

Churches will be allowed to conduct the Easter services they’re accustomed to next weekend, complete with musicians, worship teams and those in other ministry roles—but worshippers will still have to stay home and watch the services by live-streaming. Read more

How Can My Church Help the Community in Crisis? Practical and Financial Ideas

By: Rosie Kendall

Humans are fundamentally relational beings – so a pandemic, forcing us behind closed doors, has the potential to make us even more disconnected than ever. Read more