Is it safe to go home?
During the final stages of World War 2 a German friend of ours who was in Intelligence in Italy issued his own set of papers, discharged himself from the crumbling German army, donned civilian clothes and then walked home..
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Prince's faith and reflections on the Jehovah's Witness.
The tragic death of musical artist Prince has cast a light on his music, life and faith. Prince was perhaps the highest profile follower of the Jehovah\'s Witnesses movement. Prince often spoke about his JW faith and how it differed from Christianity.
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Tom and Jerry! Terrorists?
Tom and Jerry cartoons and video games are behind a rising tide of violence in the Middle East according to a top Egyptian intelligence agency.
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Second chances: Go on - put your hand up
Arriving to interview a lady for a story a few weeks ago, I was feeling prepared. My voice recorder was charged and ready, I had my list of questions ready to go and I was early.
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Defining yourself
Labels! Don\'t we love them? We are very quick to apply them: Right wing. Left wing. Conservative. Fat. Thin. Pretty. Funny. Weird. Trendy. Survivor. Wealthy. Dodgy. Banker. Politician. Salesperson.
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The Christian Godfather of the Israeli Army
Sadly only a few know the heroic story of Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson. Jerry Klinger, the President of the Jewish-American Society for Historic Preservation has authored a detailed account of this extraordinary man.
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What is Pure Religion?
Tension welcomed the First-century church. On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out specifically to bring power and anointing to the Bride of Christ, the Church. But the new entity was soon in conflict.
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Evolution of Christian Music
When Pentatonix published their Evolution of Music clip I was delighted to hear that it started with a couple of bars from an 11th century Gregorian chant. This was a wonderful acknowledgement of the beginnings of music as we know it.
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Australian Federal Election 2016 - Who would Jesus vote for?
With the announcement of an Australian Federal election on July 2nd, we are again thrust into a long, drawn out, media driven campaign.
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Victim
When Jesus said, \"the sons of this world are shrewder in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.\", he highlighted the naivety of many religious people towards the workings of the world (Luke chapter 16 verse 8).
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Sunni Arabs "Israel's Allies."
Dore Gold, the Director General of the Israel Foreign Ministry captured headlines when he described the Sunni Arab nations as \"Israel\'s Allies.\" He was in New York (2015) lobbying against the proposed US-Iran deal which was finalised despite international objection.
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"There are no atheists in a foxhole."
It\'s certainly an old saying which appears to me to have originated in the USA; our Australian fighting forces dig into a \'shell scrape\' rather than a \'foxhole\' however the meaning is the same, no matter which side of the two-way shooting gallery you are on.