Faith and Friendship
How much impact can faith and friendship have on a marriage?
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I've Been Talking about You
By: Rodney Olsen
In my work I regularly meet with people such as church pastors over coffee or a meal. We talk about a range of matters but one of the topics that seems to come up again and again is family. My wife and my children are incredibly important to me so it should be no surprise that they are always in my thoughts and conversations. Read more
How Free Should Australia Be?
“I wish I could kick you in the f**king face. That would be so satisfying.” Such is the current quality of debate on the plebiscite trail. And it proves that really, the crisis is almost nothing to do with marriage. It’s to do with our freedoms. The freedom to meet, to speak, to listen. Read more
The Church in Las Vegas: Shining a Light in the Midst of Terror
By: Clare Bruce | Hope 1032
Just 10 minutes’ drive from the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, where the recent terrors took place, around 2000 people meet every week in the community of Summerlin to worship God. Read more
10 Tips for Looking After Your Mental Health
Mental health issues affect everyone. Whether or not you yourself are experiencing mental illness there is always someone around you who is.
The World Mental Health Day website says that 1 in 5 Aussies are affected by it. As a community it’s important that we look out for each other, start conversations and support one another. Read more
Exams Approaching? Here Are Some Effective Study Tips
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
Students across Australia are preparing for end of year exams.
It’s a time of stress for both students and their families, but there are ways to make study more effective and reduce the stress. Read more
The Fastest Growing Religion in the World? You Might Already Be a Member
By: Sheridan Voysey
Think for a moment about a large shopping mall near you.
Think about its awesome size, its ceiling to the sky and its escalators climbing to heaven. Think of all those shops inside, with their ultra-slim manikins in the windows giving us a vision of who we could become. Read more
Is There a Third Way to Resolve the Marriage Debate?
By: Stephen O’Doherty | Open House
Can the marriage law be amended in a way that both ‘sides’ in the current debate could be accommodated? Read more
Jesus Is Coming… Look Busy
By: Rodney Olsen
You’ve had the same conversation a thousand times. You meet up with someone who asks how you’ve been and you answer by telling them … ‘busy’.
Their question isn’t about your level of activity, it’s about your personal wellness, yet you still feel the need to assure them that you’ve been a productive member of society. I know this because I get caught up in it too. Read more
5 Ways to Deal With Unhealthy Mum Comparison
By: Amy Van Veen | Focus On The Family
After just one mothers group at a local community centre, new mum Claire* found it too negative an environment to go back.
“I felt like I was back in high school,” she said, adding that everyone seemed to be trying to prove their baby was best, comparing the development of their newborns and sizing up each other’s parenting techniques. Read more