Ramon Williams honoured with Youth Award "name"
The Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) have honoured one of their Citation holders and greatly revered member, Mr Ramon Williams and an ARPA Guetenmberg Award winner in 1987, with their new $1500 Youth Scholarship..
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Bushwalking (camping), Trecking, national pastimes
It took me a little while to get a handle on the New Zealand term \'trekking\' as many of our New Zealand young writers spoke of trekking and it seemed something of a national pastime.
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Downunder marketing to the US – from both Australia and New Zealand
It was 1989 and I was once again visiting the US and was being hosted by my friend Nelson Cook the founder of Coaches of Influence, a ministry to coaches: professional, college and high school.
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Miscellaneousness quotes carry with them great truths
Over my 38 years in Christian ministry I have often read or been sent some great quotes which reveal many a great truth. See what you think of these, I\'m sure you have a whole other bunch which would be just as illustrative.
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Boring testimonies are much the same but their produce is the strength of the evangelical church
Reading a recent Christianity Today article on a boring testimony gave me time to reflect that such people are the strength of the evangelical church.
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The line between theology and politics
History reveals without too much difficulty that religious belief has been the well-spring of philosophical thought so as to engage in military conflict. The ancients let alone the Old Testament reveals this, as did Rome.
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The FDR 'New Deal' a very different philosophy to an Australian 'new deal'
In recent months with Australian Governments (Federal and State) talking along with the chattering classes I was pondering the \'new deal\' and re-branding FDR\'s 1933-37 \'New Deal\' in America and therefore it a proper course to compare one with the other.
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Country Town Tour and the car of the century, the Citroen DS – a great idea!
My son-in-law is a jogger – wrist watch timer – heart beat – the lot – running around the Hornsby district in Sydney – he came across a house with several Citroens – all in immaculate condition. He sent me a photo.
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Educating our children still one of Australian parents major concerns
There was little surprise when a report on NSW HSC results came to the fore as reported in the Sydney Morning Herald late last year in an article by Amy McNeilage that public schools did better than private school students.
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We receive a new nature when we receive Jesus into our lives, says Joyce Meyer
A new beginning is such a wonderful thing and it often seems unattainable, but popular Christian speaker and author Joyce Meyer said that it is exactly what people get when they receive Jesus Christ into their lives.
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Cricket II: The science of bowling.
In Part I of this series, I related some anecdotes about sport, cricket and the art of bowling, from my family and from professional cricketers.
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Rick Warren shares spiritual habits that can help reduce stress
Some people have already accepted stress as the \"new normal,\" according to Pastor Rick Warren, but he said that Christians should not be weighed down by stress since they have God on their side.
