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Venturing into new worlds

Venturing into new worlds

Several years ago I helped out at a high school youth camp for snowboarding and skiing. It was a week long and created some memories for life. One of the things I hadn't considered was what would happen when I got back to work at my serious, corporate job..

  • WARNING: You cannot unread this article

    Humans are curious creatures, it's in our nature. You yourself have proved how alluring the promise of potentially juicy or even illicit information is, just by clicking on this link.

  • Worrier to warrior

    Over the summer I thought I was quite clever coming up with the title of this article. So much so I said to my husband, "I have a great idea for a book…" only to find in the next few days a quote with exactly this title! So I may not be so clever after all but I still think it sounds catchy and it continues to speak to me as this is who I want to become- a warrior, NOT a worrier!

  • Student looks at what influenced a senior Minister

    What influences anyone of us? As a student it was of interest to me to read what influenced one of Australia\'s most distinguished Ministers, the Pastor\'s Pastor the Reverend Dr Rowland Croucher, now 75, of John Mark Ministries. This is what Rowland Croucher says:

  • The living should take this to heart (Ecclesiastes 7 verse 2) Part 1

    For many the Easter Season which we have recently experienced chose to abstain from a particular thing such as sex, television, or even meat for the period of Lent. The Lenten season is 40 days prior to Easter beginning from Ash Wednesday.

  • Preaching matters: Don't dump the sermon!

    Preaching is as relevant today as it was in Jesus' day.

  • Extending grace to those who don't deserve it

    Grace. It\'s one of those things that is easy to give to some and harder to extend to others. It\'s one of those things that we can portion out to people. We decide when we\'ve handed out enough grace to someone and then we start punishing them or putting boundaries in place to distance them. It may even be something that we never give. In moments of stubbornness and pride, there is an absence of grace.

  • Living in a cruel world

    I have heard that many people do not watch nor read the news. They find it depressing, gloomy, and heartbreaking. On the contrary I considered it to be informative and I craved the latest stories and newsbreaks; fascinated by the vastness and ferocity of this world.

  • Lead me to the ROCK that is higher than I

    Do you ever feel overwhelmed? I do.

  • Vikings shines a light on Christian history

    I've found the show Vikings to be the most accurate portrayal of Christianity on the History channel since the airing of the 2013 miniseries titled The Bible. Sadly, the History channel hasn't always been generous to the role of Christianity in history.

  • Super Rugby half time review

    It's time to talk stats as it's halfway through the Super Rugby season for 2014, and it's technically possible for anyone to make the top six, but I can't see the table changing too dramatically.

  • Have you told a story lately?

    I have often wondered what it might be like to grow up in the same suburb, attend the same school and have the same group of friends throughout my childhood years. What would my life look like today if this had been the case? As a family we moved to a number of different states and moved schools numerous times due to my father's line of work.