Planned
If you knew a woman who was pregnant who had 8 kids already, three of whom were deaf, two were blind, one mentally retarded, and she had syphilis; would you recommend that she have an abortion?.
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Coolangatta and Tweed Heads - 1
Twin Towns is the name of a large club that sits right on the border between Tweed Heads in New South Wales and Coolangatta on Queensland's Gold Coast. Right outside the Twin Town Club is the border tower illustrating that one side of the road is in one State and the other side belongs to the other State.
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The Pope’s temptation
Well the Pope has assumed his right to change the wording of the Lord’s prayer to better line up with Christian doctrine, albeit in the Italian language. The first ones to panic over his decision will be those who may be least affected, and those who share the same habits but no comparative influence.
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Onwards
It's so easy for me to get caught up in my day to day life. I pack my days with all sorts of stuff. I get busy with work, family and other commitments. How I live my life each day, can be shaped by the smallest of choices I make.
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The Bible College Myth
I was 20 years old when I received a phone call that dramatically changed my life. A few years earlier I joined a Scripture Union mission team. I remained on team for many years in time becoming the mission director. While I was directing my first mission I had a visitor come to see me; the boss of Scripture Union. I was enthusiastic to tell him all my plans for the mission.
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Strength in unity
In Europe and America they have been commemorating D-Day, when 75 years ago young men landed on the beaches of Normandy, under the most harrowing of circumstances,to end four years of Nazi control over Western Europe.
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What does independence really mean?
I never thought that independence was such a big deal in my walk with God. In fact, it’s presented as a positive trait when it comes to kids growing up and leaving home. The word dependence has undesirable associations: helpless, needy, pathetic. So we often steer away from it as much as possible.
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Astonishing stats – recreational fishing
The Gospel stories are replete with experiences associated with fishing.
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The reality of hope
Imagine a world where all Christians were drab, serious and austere, without a sense of humour. In such a world the Church would have virtually no positive influence on anyone, since part of our job as the body of Christ is to exhibit hope to the world, as salt and light.
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South Australian History Month
Recently I was driving along one of the main roads in Adelaide and I began to have a curiosity arise in me about what this road would have been like 150 years ago. How would it have been different?
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Convenient parenting
We like things to be convenient. The simpler things are, the better it is. We are constantly looking for the easy way out.
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Five things Christians should not blindly trust
Trust is an important aspect of all of our relationships and how we interact with each other. A relationship refers to the way two or more people connect and interact with each other. Without trust, we would have to exercise caution over our conduct, from the words we say to the actions we take. This would apply to various groups of people, whether friend or stranger.