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The glory of the tree

The glory of the tree

It seems to me the biggest thing anyone is looking for is purpose. People will strive and while away their lives just searching for some kind of reason to make the inescapable suffering of life worth it..

  • School chaplaincy

    'The National School Chaplaincy Program' published nine years ago is in reality a 'Pastoral Care' program which falls in line with other community highly valued chaplaincies such as in the military, hospitals, industry and commerce, the Fire Brigade, SES, professional sport and the like, along with a ready component associated with the program to answer spiritual questions when and as requested.

  • Curiosity is a sin.

    I recently remembered when I was told that curiosity was once considered a sin. It can be found in the writings of Thomas Aquinas. I come to this information as a protestant. I do not even know if this is still canon. All I know is that it piques my own curiosity.

  • Unrepayable

    A gift is given joyfully, with no expectation of repayment.

  • Is Christian heavy metal ok?

    The existence of Christian heavy metal has caused debate and speculation amongst Christian circles since its inception. Big names among Christian metal bands include the likes of Demon Hunter and P.O.D (short for Payable On Death), which have both been around for almost 20 years.

  • Everyone has a faith

    We all have a faith. Even people who don’t call themselves religious or believe there is no God. Faith is a trust, confidence or belief in something.

  • 5 things they didn’t teach you in Sunday School

    The Word of God is full of weird and wonderful stories that if made into a television series, some episodes would be given an Adults Only content warning.

  • Maritime Triumph and a Triumph of Humanity – New South Wales 1788

    The First Fleet of 11 ships arrived at Botany Bay after a 252 day voyage carrying over 1,000 passengers including 586 male convicts, 192 women convicts and wives and 213 marines plus some of their wives and children.

  • Thriftiness and classic examples

    Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, wife of Prince William and affectionately known as Kate, has several times been photographed wearing the same outfit that she has worn previously.

  • Faith that sees beyond the natural

    For Christians and churches in New Zealand, the past one year has been a somewhat interesting time. We have had rude awakenings from the passing of an extreme abortion law and more recently, the passing of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill.

  • Redefining Greatness

    From an early age, the need to be “great” was often drilled into me from the get-go. I was often told that I had to be greater than the generation before me, I had to be great at academics at school, and eventually, to be great at my profession, whatever that was.

  • Super Scomo

    What was Janelle Saffin supposed to do?