ESSAY: MANY PEOPLE FEEL LONELY IN THE CITY BUT PERHAPS ‘THIRD PLACES’ CAN HELP WITH THAT
In an article first published on The Conversation, TONY MATTHEWS and JOANNE DOLLEY looks at the concept of “third places” and how they can help address issues of loneliness in cities…
ESSAY: WHAT THE JOYOUS SOLITUDE OF EARLY HERMITS CAN TEACH US ABOUT BEING ALONE
In an article first published on The Conversation, KIM HAINES-EITZEN, professor of earth Christianity at Cornell University in the US, looks at what, in taoday’s fast-paced world, we can learn from early Christian hermits…
SIGHT-SEEING: FINDING OURSELVES IN A LONELY WORLD
NILS VON KALM reflects on the importance of community in the Christian walk…
More than 1.6 million Australians won’t be giving their children a Christmas present, survey shows
More than 1.6 million Australians with children aged under 10 will not be giving them a Christmas present this year, according to a new poll. The finding, which the Salvation Army said represented an “alarming” increase of a million people on last year’s figure, came out of research conducted by Roy Morgan which was commissioned […]
CONVERSATIONS: KEN O’ROURKE, CO-CREATOR OF RETIREDBLOKES
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Queensland-based retired Baptist pastor Ken O’Rourke about his new website for retired men, RetiredBlokes.com…
SIGHT-SEEING: COPING WITH LONELINESS AT CHRISTMAS
RUSTY WRIGHT, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, looks at some answers to the issue of loneliness this Christmas…