By: Lorrene McClymontThe world has gone slightly crazy and it seems the virus is all anyone is talking about. It makes my brain tired.Things To Be Thankful ForWhen I walked in the door tonight, I saw the kids on the couch with a sleeping puppy and it made my heart smile. Then I noticed the free...
By: Laura BennettIsolation makes you think. Holed up at home with only family and FaceTime to fill the social void, we’re left with a lot more time to consider life’s essentials, and the things that matter most.It’s a challenge – but also a great opportunity. As you reach...
By: Michael McQueenWhile a crisis provides a unique opportunity to recalibrate and rediscover the unchanging DNA that makes up your business, it is also worth examining the possibilities and perils of significantly changing your business in the face of crisis and straying too far from your brand...
By: Akos BaloghNo discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. – Hebrews 12:11The COVID-19 Pandemic is wreaking havoc across our world. It’s an uncertain time.And yet for...
By: Clare BruceChurches will be allowed to conduct the Easter services they’re accustomed to next weekend, complete with musicians, worship teams and those in other ministry roles—but worshippers will still have to stay home and watch the services by live-streaming.Prime Minister Scott...
By: Rosie KendallHumans are fundamentally relational beings – so a pandemic, forcing us behind closed doors, has the potential to make us even more disconnected than ever.For the Church though, it’s a great opportunity to help change the fabric of our society. Already I’m seeing,...
By: City Bible ForumInfectious disease is the topic of conversation at the moment. We explore the challenges and risks of infectious disease, vaccines and a hope for the future. A timely conversation to mark the three year anniversary of Bigger QuestionsWhilst this show was recorded some time back...
By: Laura BennettMany parents have pulled their kids out of schools to help slow the spread of COVID-19. For many parents, diving head-first into home schooling will feel daunting – but it is possible to set up an effective learning environment at home.Parents’ main objective at this...
By: Duncan RobinsonOkay, so we’ve got to be bunkered down into our homes for the next little while – which means that the nature of work is radically changing.For the best part of a decade I was helping to establish new churches – which means I’ve spent a LOT of time...
By: McCrindleAt the start of the year, no one could have predicted how one virus that started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a place most people would have never heard of until this year, would affect the lives of almost everyone in the world.For most Australians, COVID-19 is experienced in the...
By: Stuart SampsonI am a planner. That’s why I keep a diary. A diary gives me an idea of what to expect, a sense of control.Of course, I didn’t have coronavirus in my diary, I didn’t expect it, and there is very little I can do to control it.Even if you don’t keep a diary,...
By: Clare BruceThis article provides you with information released up until Tuesday 31st March in regards to COVID-19 Police say they won’t hesitate to fine people breaking new coronavirus restrictions — since last night, it’s been illegal to be out with more than one other...