Tag Archive for: community

Purpose: The Key to a Thriving Community

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By: Helping Hands TV

“Your entire life depends on the quality of the community or communities you associate yourself with and create,” says Adam McCurdie, founder and CEO of Humanitix. Read more

Living on the Edge: Why it’s OK to Only Partly Belong

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By: Brian Harris

Many years back I read Paul Tournier’s A Place for You, and was struck by his story of a young man who said simply: “Basically I’ve always been looking for a place – a place to be.” Read more

Nostalgia, and Why A New Housing Estate Won’t Bring Back Community

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By: Stephen McAlpine

I saw this sign on the back of a New Zealand bus (above) and was struck by both the brilliant marketing, as well as the desire for a sense of community that we now simply assume has been lost. Read more

What is the Value of Community?

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By: Russ Matthews

I was watching Trolls Band Together and an unexpected thing stood out to me — the value of community. Read more

Creating Safe Neighbourhoods Starts With a Single Word

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By: Georgia Free

When I was a child, I remember spending my weekends playing in the street, from dawn until dusk, knowing that if I needed anything I could run across the road to Penny and Phil – my neighbours- turned-adopted grandparents. Read more

Building a Sisterhood for Women to Support Each Other

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By: Michelle Nortje

We know that women’s mental health can be impacted by several risk factors to health, such as hormonal fluctuations, lifestyle choices, genetics, and body image, to name a few. Read more

National Volunteer Week: “A Way to Give Back”

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By: Mike Crooks

For Australian teacher Liz O’Sullivan, moving to Thailand for nearly two years to use her skills has been a rewarding experience. Read more

“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society

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By: City Bible Forum

On Monday morning I decided that I would take to all of our indoor plants with weed killer. Actually I didn’t decide that. I decided to feed all of the plants with liquid fertilizer, but inadvertently took the wrong bottle out of the cupboard and gave them all a liberal dose of glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide. Read more

Here’s Why We All Need Community

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By: Dr Eliezer Gonzalez

Here’s a reality check. You can’t love on your own. Any attempt to love on your own isn’t an expression of love but of its opposite: self-centredness. To love, you need community. As the saying goes, “It takes two to tango.” Read more