Adopting a Pet is a Great Antidote to Loneliness – But Consider These First
By: Laura Bennett
The one person unaware of coronavirus in your house is your pet. Read more
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Red Frogs Supporting Teens in Isolation
By: Laura Bennett
Cancelling events doesn’t just mean reducing crowds. For young people, it can also mean cutting them off from vital support networks. But “official party crashers” Red Frogs Australia, are working to ensure no one isolates alone. Read more
Australians Prepare to Mark Anzac Day On Their Driveways at 6am
By: Clare Bruce
Above: (L) Kelly Wall in Landsborough, QLD, paints her wheelie bin ahead of Saturday (Photo: Facebook)
Australians in their thousands are preparing to mark Anzac Day from their driveways on Saturday, after the cancellation of all public Anzac gatherings due to coronavirus restrictions. Read more
In a Time of Turmoil, Seed is Helping Christian Enterprises ‘Reimagine’ the Year Ahead
By: Clare Bruce
Only weeks ago, Christian organisations and entrepreneurs were sinking their teeth into their goals and dreams for 2020. Read more
Prayer in the Pandemic: Inside the Emergency Field Hospitals
By: Clare Bruce
Above: Medical crew gather to pray inside the Emergency Field Hospital in Cremona, Italy. Photo: Courtesy of Samaritan’s Purse
Christian aid organisation Samaritan’s Purse is busy responding to the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, with two emergency field hospitals set up in Italy and New York, and two Australians deployed on the hospital medical teams. Read more
Rolling With It: How Positive Language and Mindset Can Help You or Your Business Adapt to Change
By: Kerin Jarvis
Whether you’re dealing with a change in personal circumstances, or the disruption of this global pandemic, the language and attitude we adopt will help us to determine what happens next. Read more
50-Something, Single, Childless – And Really Okay With That! Author Donna Ward
By: Laura Bennett
The word ‘spinster’ could, depending on your perspective, make your skin crawl. To be an unmarried working woman with no children is an identity many have traditionally shunned, or been embarrassed by. Read more
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
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
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