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The Simple Gospel

16 May 2013

With growth come many benefits.  With the benefits come countless responsibilities and complexities.  And it is these things that sometimes…

Clemency for Bali 9 on Death Row

8 May 2013

  Both men – Andrew and Myuran have had a total life-change since their sentence. Myuran has turned to education…

Pro-choice gone mad

1 May 2013

According to Monday’s Herald Sun, by refusing to provide a referral for a patient on moral grounds or refer the…

Life After Death

17 April 2013

A belief in life after death is important for two reasons. Firstly, it gives meaning to this life, to our…

Who do you think Jesus is?

11 April 2013

  The question of who Jesus is isn’t new to our day and age. Even while Jesus walked the planet,…

Apology for forced adoptions

26 March 2013

“To you, the mothers who were betrayed by a system that gave you no choice and subjected you to manipulation,…

Women should be silent in the church?

5 March 2013

Why are women allowed to speak in the church when the Bible says they should be quiet?  There are two…

If I Were The Pope

20 February 2013

When I heard the news that Pope Benedict had resigned I put a lighthearted comment on my social media pages:…

Ash Wednesday

13 February 2013

Ash Wednesday, originally called dies cinerum (day of ashes) is mentioned in the earliest copies of the Gregorian Sacramentary, and…

Feed Yourself

6 February 2013

One of America’s leading churches came to this realisation back in 2007 after conducting extensive research amongst its people to…

Malnutrition and Overeating

30 January 2013

The Global Burden of Disease Report – a massive research effort involving almost 500 scientists in 50 countries – also…

The Christmas Tree

19 December 2012

Early Christians decorated their homes with evergreens during winter as a reminder that, even though everything else dies in the…

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