International young writers for Christian Today a huge success
A 2013 endeavour is the expansion of the Press Service International young writer program for Christian Today including an additional week cycle each month of young writer "internationals" has proven itself to be a huge success. .
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Politics is deadly says Malcolm Turnbull so is politics in Christian Churches and Missions
Q&A on Monday evening 25 February saw Malcolm Turnbull reveal all about the deadly nature of politics:
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Citroen DS my favourite car of all time – not for any technical reason but its design – much like theology
James May\'s YouTube video on the Citroen DS is introduced by looking at a wall with photographs of modern vehicles with the latest of technologies and exclaiming a question – What if all these things were in one vehicle – he then zips back to 1955 and we\'re taken on a journey to the Citroen DS.
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Full house at missionary's Laguna Quays Respite while its local art prize "entry form" launched
Artists and supporters gathered from the mainland Whitsundays communities of Midge Point and Bloomsbury for the launch of the "entry form" for the inaugural Basil Sellers $2000 Midge Point Art Prize at the Point Tavern in Midge Point last week.
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Nick Vujicic, Jeremy Camp share stories of suffering and hope in new film
From the producers of Lost Boy: The Next Chapter, winner of eight international film festival awards, comes Hope for Hurting Hearts, the new film from Harvest Ministries. Featuring narration by Dr James Dobson, Hope for Hurting Hearts tells the true stories of how Greg Laurie, Cathe Laurie, Jeremy Camp, Nick Vujicic, and their families dealt with times of extreme suffering, how they each stood at a \"spiritual crossroads\" marked by challenging and painful circumstances, and how they each chose
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New research confirms Compassion child sponsorship works
Independent researchers have conducted an in-depth study into the success of Compassion's Child Sponsorship Program, with results to be published in the April issue of the Journal of Political Economyâ€\"one of the most prestigious economics journals in the world.
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"Forks in the road" occasionally come our way – both good options – following the Lord is uppermost
Recently I wrote to a young man suggesting he might prayerfully consider a ministry opportunity that if handled in the right way, would provide him remarkable evangelism and especially evangelism within the area of his interest.
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It was the heading that caught my eye – that of protecting the "brand
The Sydney Morning Herald ran an opinion piece recently written by Anthony Achroyd titled "Catholic brand appeals Pell\'s priority". This idea that the "brand" needs to be protected above all else interested me.
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Femininity alive and well: the fashion world, boutiques, social media, a woman's sex appeal, the Bible…
Femininity is alive and well – the fashion industry thrives on it, the boutique business world depends upon it, social media is full of it, it heralds a woman\'s sex appeal and the Bible says it is God\'s wonderful gift to women.
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A nation gathers to remember, reflect, mourn and yet respond positively to a free, engaging and robust politic
This morning the nation gathers to remember, reflect, mourn and yet respond positively to a free, engaging and robust politic. ANZAC Day is the nation\'s memorial day to those who willingly and freely offered their lives in a belief that what they were doing was protecting their politic and thereby their loved ones in a free society.
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Australia's eastern seaboard attacks by the Japanese is remembered this ANZAC day
The Japanese ran amok on Australia\'s eastern seaboard in 1942-43 with submarine attacks, air attacks and moreover Sydney and Newcastle were shelled let alone northern and the western seaboard of Australian with the bombing of Darwin all the way to Broome. (mhhv.org.au)
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Australians lost at sea during WWII remembered in a different way to those lost on the battlefield or in the air
There have been a number of major incidents whereby Australian ships were sunk during WWII with loss of life which drew attention to the war at sea, but it always seemed a slightly different loss to those lost on the battlefield or in the air.
