By: Clare BruceAn unflinching account of Christianity’s worst failings through history – and its greatest contributions to society – has been named Australian Christian Book of the Year for 2020.For the Love of God: How the Church is Better and Worse Than You’d Ever...
By: Tania HarrisJarrod was an Australian farmer facing the worst drought of his life. For months he had done everything to steward his resources and use best practises to manage the farm that is home to his wife and their six children.The fight to stave off depression was a daily one. Farmers...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezWhat’s the hardest work you’ve ever done? Perhaps it was when you were asked to do something at school or at work that was beyond your skill level. Perhaps it was some really physical work on a blistering hot day. Perhaps it was giving birth.But none of those...
By: Danni SynotI don’t know about you, but I love a good milkshake. Anything from plain vanilla, strawberry or chocolate, to a berry milkshake with all the lashings of cream, ice cream, and butterscotch brittle.A few years ago I was diagnosed with a heap of food intolerances, which meant I...
By: Jennie ScottMy phone rang, and when I glanced at the caller, immediately my heart began to pound. The illuminated screen showed the caller was the school district I had just interviewed with, so the news would be either very good or very bad.Either they wanted me or they didn’t. This...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezHow happy are you? Every person who’s ever been born into this world has pursued happiness, but not all have found it. Here’s the secret.Before Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount, the Bible says that “he saw the crowds” (Matt 5;1). He saw them as...
By: Susan BrowningThere’s a dialogue in my mind, a culmination of words I’ve heard over the years said about me, spoken to me and the conversation I have with myself. The minor declarations in the hurt of a moment when repeated create the pathway to edify our inability and lack of self...
By: Jennie ScottI lay immobile on the operating table. Numb from the chest down, I could only watch as nurses draped the sterile field of my abdomen with blue cloth. They counted gauze strips and scalpels, forceps and scissors. They prepared my body for the birth of my child, a birth in which I...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezThere are a few snippets of the Bible that most people know, whether they are Christians or not. One of these is Psalm 23, the Shepherd’s Psalm, which begins, “The Lord is my shepherd…”The psalm describes the journey of a shepherd and his sheep. If...
By: Vickie JansonAlthough George only ever moved 5kms from his birthplace in Jindivick, East Gippsland, his life is characterised by some very big moves. A farmer and earthmover turned world champion cheesemaker, George’s life is synonymous with the breaking of new ground.As the founder of...
By: Laura BennettIt’s as small as your ‘smart’ wristwatch, and as big as an engineered race of robotic super-humans.That’s the future we’re headed for, as Artificial Intelligence (AI) enters mainstream society at a rapid pace, pushing us into an era where science...
By: Sabrina PetersWe’re not all actually in the same boat – but we are in the same storm. For some, the last few months have been tumultuous and terrifying.They’ve lost loved ones (even multiple), faced financial hardship and experienced pain from every angle. Others have been...
