3 Keys to a Peaceful Family Gathering These Holidays
By: Michael McQueen
The holiday season is here. While rest is undoubtedly and necessarily a priority for most of us this year, the holidays can be a stressful time for many. Read more
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Word of the Year: Gaslighting (Or Is it Really?)
By: Stephen McAlpine
The word of the year is… (drumroll please) “Gaslighting”. Or am I just saying that to control you? Read more
How to Get the Stubborn to Budge
By: Michael McQueen
There are few things more frustrating than an opponent who won’t budge. Read more
Saving Face is a Necessary Art – Even When the Face Isn’t Yours
By: Michael McQueen
The human instinct to avoid social humiliation is deep. Psychologists point to shame as being one of the deepest fears held nearly universally by human beings, coming close to the fear of death. Read more
We Can Change Lives Just By Seeing Others Better
By: Brian Harris
Have you ever felt invisible? If it’s especially bad, people don’t notice you at all, if a softer version, they sort of see you, but have placed you in an inaccurate and limiting box. Read more
Tinder Mercy or Tender Prey? A Reflection on Tinder’s 10th Birthday
By: Aaron Johnstone
I’ve been a Nick Cave fan for all of my adult life. The man once described as ‘a vaguely psychotic drunken screwed-up* drug addict, deceiving himself with vain delusions of glory’ …has always had a special place in my music collection and medial orbital frontal cortex (apparently the part of the brain responsible for appreciating beauty…). Read more
Try a Little Kindness – The Results Can Be Surprising
By: Sharon Fitness
So… I made a boy in Optus cry today. But not in the way you might think. Read more
Dustin Nickerson Counters Unhelpful Marriage Advice with Comedy
By: Laura Bennett
If you’re on the brink of marriage or just trying to prepare yourself for the “one day, someday” of getting engaged, there’s a plethora of books, courses, devotionals and relational aids that promise you the insights you need before making such a commitment. Read more
“Social Glyphosate”, aka Individualism, and How It’s Withering Our Society
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
Empty Nesters, New Beginnings – Tips for Your New-Look Relationship
My husband and I recently became empty-nesters. Our daughter’s wedding was in April. It’s a strange new reality for us, organising a life that was previously built around family and adult children at home, into a completely different scenario. Read more