5 Bible verses for single Christians
In churches that emphasise the importance of marriage and a culture constantly highlighting the joys of sex, single Christians struggle with questions of self-worth and unfulfilled desire. However, the Bible has answers to comfort them..
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Weight loss devotional via YouVersion Bible app released
A new weight loss Bible reading plan has been launched through the popular YouVersion Bible application.
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Emotional celebrations before Wycliffe Bible Translator's big move
Wycliffe Bible Translators has celebrated 40 years at its Buckinghamshire base before the organisation\'s big move in November.
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Footplate Padre says "home swaps" are nothing new
The Footplate Padre says that the modern version of "swap homes\' of which there are quite a number of web sites both in Australia and Internationally is nothing new. The idea behind the \'swap homes\' program is that two families swap each other\'s homes for a specific duration.
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2013 ARPA conference honoured the old and talked about the new
The 2013 ARPA – Australasian Religious Press Association – annual conference honoured Ramon Williams now 82 with a special citation for exceptionally meritorious service to the Christian community, specifically to Christian media, for 50 years.
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Young writers hear two plenary's at their annual get-together in Melbourne - Tony Dunkerley and Sam Burrows
Tony Dunkerley from Melbourne and Sam Burrows from Auckland New Zealand gave the two plenary\'s at the Press Service International Young Writers annual conference in Melbourne at the 2Pocket Fair Trade Espresso Bar.
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'Help those who can't read' message for International Literacy Day
Bible Societies, a fellowship of Bible Societies in 146 countries, is at the coalface of combating illiteracy. Bible Societies work with local churches and organisations to run Bible-based literacy programmes.
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Many Christians turn to taxi driving as a ministry as Norway's PM did to hear what the issues were
A recent article in ABC on-line news detailed how Norway\'s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg went undercover as a taxi driver in an attempt to hear voters\' real concerns. (www.abc.net.au)
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Crowd funding for Christmas TV program 'A Wise Man?' passes half-way mark
With just under two weeks to go, Australian Christian Multimedia's crowd funding project for their Channel Seven Christmas Day program has passed the 50 percent mark in funding.
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The Church or Mission receptionist needs to multi-task with innumerable measures that befits a prophet
The Sydney Morning Herald recently ran an article on the astonishing skills of a very effective office receptionist highlighting that when Betty Williams won the Nobel in 1976 for her accomplishments in Northern Ireland, she was working as a receptionist at the same time.
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Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) annual conference this weekend in Melbourne at the Marriott
The Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) holds its annual conference this weekend in Melbourne at the Marriott, celebrating its 39th year as a functioning supportive and encouragement body encompassing its publication members.
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Respecting the elders of our land can help rehabilitate the environment
The Bible exhorts us to respect our elders. It starts right near the beginning with fifth (sometimes regarded as the fourth) of the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20 verses 1-17 and re-told in Deuteronomy 5 verses 4-21): "Honour your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you."
