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Toddlers and Television
I have written in this column – for years – that excessive screen time, including watching television, is not good for anyone, but is especially detrimental to children. A study published recently about the effects of television watching on toddlers makes this clearer than ever. Read more
What Do I Do When I Offend Someone Sharing My Faith?
By: Reuben Skewes
Wouldn’t it be great if you could take back something you said as soon as you realised it offended someone. As Christians, our life goals ought include being at peace with others. However, that said, offence cannot always be avoided. Read more
How Childhood Attachment Impacts Your Marriage
By: Cara Plett
We often think of attachment in terms of a loving parent soothing their upset baby. But the impact of this nurturing relationship, or lack thereof, with primary caregivers doesn’t end in infancy. Read more
Christian Schools Will Not Reject LGBTI Students, Say Christian Education Leaders
By: Clare Bruce
Christian schools will not reject students because of their sexual orientation—and media headlines about “secret plans” to allow them to do so, are wrong, say Christian education leaders. Read more
Christopher Robin Movie Review – Is It Too Bleak?
By: Laura Bennett
Clearly, we just can’t enough of pooh. Winnie the Pooh that is. Not to be confused with last year’s Goodbye Christopher Robin and its origin story of our favourite bear, Christopher Robin is an imaginary tale about a boy who’s too grown up. Read more
How to Handle Money, Sex and Power
By: Tania Harris
Money, sex and power are some of the most powerful agents in the world. Any one of them can take down presidents and pastors, politicians and kings. History is littered with stories of people who have been able to conquer nations but not their own lives. So how does God call us to handle them? Read more
The Great Ocean Cleanup Has Begun – Here’s Why it Matters
Above: Installation of System 001 at Pacific Trial test site on September 15. Credit: The Ocean Cleanup
By: Duncan Robinson
A remarkable process that was dreamed up by a teenager, has just begun in the Pacific Ocean—and it could help save our struggling ocean ecosystems. Read more
Luda’s Operation Christmas Child Shoebox was a Life-Changing Experience
Above: Luda, an Operation Christmas Child ambassador.
By: Clare Bruce
For a little girl called Luda, growing up in Ukraine in the 1990s wasn’t easy. The Soviet Union had collapsed and many nations in the region sunk into poverty. Read more