au
A theme of literature

A theme of literature

A popular theme of literature and cinema have been stories of 'castaways' in various forms..

  • If you can laugh you’ve had a good day.

    When I tell people I play cricket in winter they always assume I mean indoor cricket. No I tell them. Outdoors. A series of queries follows. In the rain? What kind of ball do you use? Are you crazy? The answers being, yes, its a special leather ball, and of course I am.

  • Good disagreeing

    In June, the Methodist church in Britain voted to permit same-sex marriages. The vote to change the definition of marriage at the Methodist Conference passed 254 to 46. A freedom of conscience clause means those who oppose this change will not be forced to conduct same-sex weddings if they do not wish to.

  • Anger unchained: Why we can’t afford to ignore it anymore

    Anger is a human emotion as basic as happiness and sadness, anxiety and excitement.

  • Two men – and the bottle

    Recently I heard such sad news. A man in his forties whom I knew a little, had been found dead. He had been homeless for a while, as he was no longer able to live with family. Although he’d been provided with accommodation, his lifestyle was such that he couldn’t carry on there.

  • Stumble forward

    As Christians, many of us are all too familiar with the idea of messing up or stumbling. When someone says being a Christian is hard, it is often the thought of living a life that is idealistic and free from error that scares people away. This is because we know that inherently, we are from the Adamic race, born to fail, only human.

  • As unto the Lord

    Recently, I lost a friend who died suddenly from complications with Covid-19. Her unexpected death sent shock waves throughout the church community and among her friends and family. As we met together to reflect on her life and the memories we shared with her, one thing was evident: she gave her best in everything she did.

  • The apple of your eyes

    The phrase, “The apple of my eyes” usually refers to a person of whom one is extremely fond of. Despite the term being used time and time again by persons intimately in love, God, in Proverbs chapter 7 verse 2 referred to us keeping His precepts (His Word) as the apple of our eyes.

  • God in the depths

    There are many of our Christian brothers and sisters who have tasted the cup of persecution in ways we in this time and culture would deem offensive for the Lord to allow us to endure. Many of us, unlike King David and other psalmists, have not descended to our lowest points where our situations resemble Sheol.

  • Young Aussies and Brits compare 

    Family celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas' have special significance for those English and Australians living or visiting in each other's countries. Inevitably there is a pining to be home with family and friends. Our family members along with wider family members who have experienced such pining when in Britain at such times.

  • Apostle to the nations: Archbishop Benson Idahosa

    Archbishop Benson Idahosa was not just a man that knew the Bible. He manifested the reality of the word of God. He is known widely as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria and West Africa.

  • Throwing in the line

    The Gospel stories are replete with experiences associated with fishing.