Sight-Seeing: How to bridge the yawning divide between us
NILS VON KALM reflects on Jesus’ call for unity – even those you strongly disagree with… Melbourne, Australia “I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other, and […]
This Life: A wonderful life worth living
US-based CAROL ROUND reflects on our search for meaning with a nod to the Christmas classic, ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’…
Emotions and grief
I’ve previously said we are emotional beings much more than we want to admit. Emotions control us. PICTURE: K Mitch Hodge/Unsplash The greatest proof that we are feeling beings is grief, because grief overwhelms us. So many books on grief are written for our minds – “How can a good God allow suffering?”. But when grief […]
Thinking about thinking
We think we are thinking animals. We think we think about decisions, morals, all sorts of things – but the reality is we feel our way through life. We are very much controlled by our emotions. Picture posed by model. PICTURE: Valentin Salja/Unsplash Now thinking people like me can get all hot and bothered about this! “I’m not controlled by my emotions!” […]
This Life: Are you living life as usual?
US columnist CAROL ROUND says we can’t hide or escape from life’s pain, disappointment and heartache, but we can be better prepared by investing in our relationship with Jesus Christ…
This Life: Looking forward to an eternity with Jesus
SAMANTHA ELLEY says when life can be tough, “take a pause and remember that the best is yet to come”…
This Life: You can’t hide from God
US columnist CAROL ROUND reflects on how the Creation story – that of Adam and Eve – is our story too…
Change to avoid transitions
Are you someone who uses change to avoid transitions? PICTURE: Andrew Teoh/Unsplash The late American organisational consultant William Bridges names people like that. They will change jobs rather than discover what it is in themselves that keeps finding such terrible bosses to work for. They will end a relationship rather than deal with the behaviours, attitudes […]
This Life: Allowing grace to abound when you don’t feel good enough
CHARISSA CHEONG reflects on the amazing truth that the “Word became flesh”…
Read to your kids
Being married to a teacher and, as a parent, I can tell you one of the simplest things you can do with your children, that will have the biggest impact on their schooling. Are you ready? PICTURE: Picsea/Unsplash Read to them, every night. Doesn’t really matter what you read, but a children’s Bible is a classic. […]