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The Cross and then the Resurrection

The Cross and then the Resurrection

Some years ago at a Baptist Ministers Retreat the guest speaker from the Lutheran theological perspective came to remind us of the central focus of the Cross of Christ. .

  • CoolyRocksOn and the vintage cars!

    'CoolyRocksOn', June 3rd to 13th, is the new temporary name given to a winter festival formerly called 'Wintersun' which has now moved to the NSW town of Port Macquarie, near Newcastle.

  • Live cattle export shock abuse

    Monday 30 May 2011 brought horrific footage on ABC TV\'s \'Four Corners\'. The program detailed the inhumane treatment of live cattle that are exported from Australia to Indonesian abattoirs. In response, Australia has placed a six month suspension on live export to Indonesia. The question now arises - what happens with this $300 million a year export?

  • Human trafficking: A follow up story

    Imagine this: At the age of 3 being raped by your father, and by about 10 being forced into prostitution, with men who are willing to pay for such sex. During the day you attend school, but every movement is controlled and you are never allowed to stay over at a friend's place or grow too close to anyone.

  • You can keep Halloween just give us Thanksgiving

    Some days it seems that nothing goes right. There\'s no food to fill the lunch boxes, the car is running on empty and everyone is in a bad mood. At the end of the day it can be easy to recite a long list of things that happened to justify such a pessimistic outlook. It\'s uncanny how many annoying and irritating things happen when you\'re looking out for them.

  • Stepping out

    Like many teenage girls growing up I expected that I would meet a handsome 'prince', fall in love, and have two point five children while effortlessly developing a wildly successful career (in my dreams it never occurred to me that this would involve a lot of hard work to be able to achieve)!

  • Surviving conflict through better communication

    The book of Proverbs holds true many principles for dealing with day to day issues that bombard us in modern day society. The value of wisdom is upheld throughout the entirety of the book. Wisdom in fact is described to be "more precious than rubies, nothing you desire can compare with her" (Proverbs 3:15).

  • Motivation in sports and in our quiet-times with God

    How can you get motivated for your exercise sessions in winter? How do top athletes motivate themselves for easy games? Here are some tips from the top athletes on how you can stay motivated.

  • Priorities in life

    Have you ever been asked the question: "What are your priorities in life?" This wording implies that you are in control of your priorities. The question is merely an enquiry of the particular order that you have preferred to arrange those things in your life that you have deemed to be worthy of being on the list at all.

  • An introduction to human trafficking in today's world

    Recently I was sitting in a room with just over 20 people in San Francisco, a city in the United States. We are gathered for a week to do an introductory course into re-abolishing slavery. Going around the room each of us has different experiences and backgrounds but we are all passionate to discover our role in seeing modern day slavery cease.

  • Forgiveness, sometimes it ain't easy

    The Chevy Chase movies had 'Uncle Eddie', Ben Stiller had the Fockers, and the Gilmore Girls had Emily. Relatives! If only we had a choice!!

  • Where the homeless reside

    Have you ever noticed the homeless people in your own town? Having spent a lot of time recently in my city of Cairns, I have become aware of a few homeless persons. One character I have noticed positions himself in front of a busy supermarket where his unusual eccentricities somehow blend in to the hustle and bustle of the CBD.