Testimonials from scientists who are Christians III – hope rests with our youth.
Over the last two years, I have profiled five scientists who are Christians. They have discussed their varying viewpoints about the nexus between their faith and science, showing that many people working in or interested in science are also Christians. .
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Sir Jack Brabham remembered for support of Ministry
Sir Jack Brabham is the third great Australian icon sportsmen to have left us forever in these past few weeks. Rugby League\'s Reg Gasnier, AFL\'s Tom Hafey and then Motor Racing\'s Jack Brabham.
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CoolyRocksOn Church Service a Rock'n'Roll shout for the Lord!
The re-instituted church service at the CoolyRocksOn festival in Coolangatta (Gold Coast) was a rock\'n\'roll shout for the Lord last Sunday 8 June – moreover it was the largest week long CoolyRocksOn festival ever with 100,000 people attending (over the weekend 8-9 June) along with 1400 vintage cars on display, hundreds of markets and rock\'n\'roll bands and buskers by the hundreds.
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Report on 1 in 10 countries with Religious Police should not surprise us
A recent report from the Pew Research Centre has officially demonstrated that one in ten countries have two quite separate police forces, one that is associated with what we term \'law and order\' issues and the other, specifically trained, registered and …..for the enforcement of religious laws.
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The power behind the throne across the board
A recent News.com article on the most powerful public servants in the nation advising the Prime Minister has this as its lead line: "They can earn as much as the Prime Minister and are vital to keeping him in power."
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Saluting returned diggers
The centenary of the first ANZAC day is coming up – April 25th 2015. These poems commemorate all the returned servicemen who have done their bit to help defend our country; particularly those who have had problems fitting into that very society that they helped to defend.
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'After the event' can be heart breaking
As the Footplate Padre I am able to recount on numerous occasions when this saying, "After the event can be heart breaking" in all matters railway and yet at the time of the event it was quite possibly the best course of action.
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Dad's Army got it right – they backed their own
The 1970\'s Dad\'s Army British television hit series has many telling lines, not least the very first program titled \'The Man and the Hour\' where the opening scene has a post war function celebrating the launch of the \'Back Britain\' campaign.
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Shelving rescued and relocated shady side of Laguna Quays Respite
Another February cyclone hit north Queensland and it ravaged, on the one hand community assets such as Midge Point Beach and on the other the shade house at the Laguna Quays Respite cottage for missionaries.
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Debt from an Ex or debt bought into a relationship
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald by Larke Riemer opened a Pandora box of heartache (physical and emotional) when discussing her own bitter experience of what she calls STD (Sexually Transmitted Debt).
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Fertility rates is an issue for a range of reasons
Three nation states have clearly defined fertility rate issues and many are not far behind and this has created a spate of news media articles, documentaries and radio commentary.
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Reverse rejection can be a positive
A friend of mine in international business recently explained that the very best outcome was when a company board rejected his proposals and gave their green light to another conglomerate. The business went bad. Rejection was the best result any one could have received.