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Tom Hanks’ ‘Here’ Divides Viewers but its Message is For Everyone

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By: Laura Bennett

Robert Zemeckis’ new film Here, will be one of the most divisive of the year, not because of its subject but because of how it chooses to tell its story. Read more

Kids Not Coping with Change? Help Starts Here

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By: Laura Bennett

For school-age children doing the HSC or Year 6 students about to move into high school, this time of year is a significant transitional season. Read more

Max Lucado: ‘Don’t Fear the End of the World’

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By: Laura Bennett

Do you wonder about how the world will end? What will happen? And when will it happen? Read more

Embrace the Thinking of Jesus for a ‘Mind Shift’, Says Erwin McManus

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By: Laura Bennett

When you consider the parameters of your life and what you feel is possible, is the ceiling set by your circumstance, or your thinking? Read more

Your “Ordinary” Makes Life Meaningful, Says ‘Jesus And’ Author Robert Fergusson

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By: Laura Bennett

If you’ve been exposed to the Christian worldview for any length of time, it’s likely you’ve heard people talk about how we “partner with God” in His masterplan for the world and how, despite our ordinariness and failures at times, we’re all qualified for the job of being a “friend of God” in that pursuit. Read more

From Alcoholism to Sobriety Advocate, Justine Whitchurch Offers Hope for Addiction

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By: Laura Bennett

When you’re in a cycle of addiction, the hope of ever breaking free can feel elusive and distant. Read more

Third Time Around Still Carries Some Charm in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’

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By: Laura Bennett

After seeing the horrendous pre-promotional poster for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 I’ll admit my expectations for the movie were low, but now having watched it I’ve realised the cringe was all a ploy to lower the bar enough for anything on screen to feel like elevation. Read more

“What I Was Scared to Say is What’s Resonated” – Hillsong Songwriter Benjamin Hastings

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By: Laura Bennett

Over the last two years Hillsong has had a rolling list of scandals and accusations made against them that have – beyond affecting leadership and the church as an organisation – left thousands of church members caught in the crosshairs of ugly revelations. Read more

Why Christians Should Be the Best Cultural Critics – Philosopher Christopher Watkin

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By: Laura Bennett

Have you ever thought to question what underpins your beliefs on right and wrong and how you align with certain cultural systems? Read more