By: Laura Bennett It’s not uncommon, or even bad, to disagree with people and have opposing views but increasingly we’re seeing these disparities fiercely hashed out across multiple mediums leading to alienation, separatism and a deepening acceptance of cancel culture.If we continue...
By: Ashley FellFor the last two years, our lives have been significantly interrupted. We didn’t go out. We didn’t socialise much. We mostly interacted through a screen.Understandably, as the world opens up, we’re now having to use social skills that we haven’t had to in a...
By: City Bible ForumIs it a mistake to say sorry, especially to your work colleagues? That’s certainly a popular view – apologising reveals weakness, a lack of confidence, the kind of traits that will never help you get ahead. But is that really true? On the contrary I think it takes...
By: Amy ChengSamuel* is the father of three children but is also now beginning to look after parents who are ageing. “It’s hard because sometimes you’re letting someone else down to do something else,” he said in an interview.Samuel is part of the “Sandwich...
By: Laura BennettThese days we are inundated with pictures of our everyday lives. Sure, our social media may only capture the highlights, but as you scroll back through your phone’s camera roll, most of us would have a fairly good diary of key millstones, family events, and the many times...
By: Laura Bennett My closest group of friends is quite a ramshackle bunch. We’re German, Eurasian, South African, Burmese, Indian and Australian. But we’re all Australian. And I’ve never seen us by those nationalities until it came up in conversation when we were talking about...
By: Tania HarrisBack in the first century, it wasn’t normal for men and women to be friends. They didn’t meet for coffee in morning tea breaks or discuss current affairs over the water-cooler. They didn’t sit next to each other in the synagogues and swap ideas about their...
By: Dr Eliezer GonzalezReal love. Everyone wants it, but not many end up finding it.My life has been a journey in search of love. This is true of every life every person who has ever lived, regardless of when or where the life existed, and regardless of personality types.The great quest of life is...
By: Dr Justin CoulsonChristmas is the season that “should” fill us with joy. We are supposed to be relaxing. We are supposed to be spending time with those we love. We are supposed to be indulging just a little bit more than normal in some of the finer things of life.For some of us,...
By: Laura BennettOn the road to finding life-long love, serendipity and romance are often prized over intention and diligent pursuit.But, what if waiting for a movie like meet-cute isn’t enough, and you need to do some grunt work?When Rebekah Campbell decided to take matters into her own...
By: Jenny BaxterHow do you be a better friend, colleague, or for that matter, mother to your adult children? Source: www.treasuringmothers.comIn the photo above, I’m with the other girls in my family. We are all good friends. I’ve been very intentional about this. Friendship...
By: Laura BennettWhen your mind wanders, what thoughts do you arrive at? There are many things that can fill our mind, but for many of us the relationships we have with friends and family, and even our own sense of wellbeing, can take up a lot of headspace.Debra Fileta is a licensed professional...
