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How do you motivate kids? It may be one of the biggest struggles parents and teachers experience. We remind them to clean their room or do their schoolwork. They reply that it’s too hard. Continue reading “How to Motivate Kids – and Why Rewards aren’t the Answer”
By: Anne Rinaudo
In her book, Habitat – A practical guide to creating a wildlife friendly Australian Garden AB Bishop shares a wealth of advice and information, including how to build places for all sorts of animals to congregate. There are even step by step guides to building an insect hotel and a bee apartment block. Continue reading “A Practical Guide to Creating a Wildlife-Friendly Garden”
To mark World Maritime Day, Christian medical charity Mercy Ships is celebrating 40 years of ministry. Continue reading “Mercy Ships Celebrates 40 Years of Medical Mission [Video]”
Above: Photo by Sheridan Voysey
By: Sheridan Voysey
Some days I wonder why I am a Christian. In a secular age, it isn’t great for your career (as someone told me last week, “Admitting you’re a Christian in my circles is professional suicide”). In some countries, claiming the faith can literally sign your death sentence. And there are so many alternatives in the religious marketplace now. Continue reading “Why Believe? In the End, Christianity Rises or Falls on These Two Things”
By: Ange King
Christmas is coming! It’s a warm-and-fuzzy time of year, when everyone is feeling more generous and more loving…relationships are so much easier this time of year… right? Continue reading “Tips on Keeping Romance Alive From Lead Actress in ‘New Life’ Movie”
By: Clare Bruce
Another incredible lineup is set to grace the stage and get revellers dancing – and thinking deeply – at Beyond Festival this year in the Kangaroo Valley. Continue reading “Gungor, Katie Noonan & East to Headline Beyond Festival”
By: Anne Rinaudo
Faith communities in Australia and around the world are not waiting for reluctant politicians to take decisive action on climate change. They are committing to walking more gently on the earth as part of a global multi-faith campaign called “Living the Change: faithful choices for flourishing world”. Continue reading “A Faith Response To Climate Change”
By: Susan Browning
So often we talk about “rest” and the importance of making room for it in our busy lives. Except for one thing, how do we actually rest? Continue reading “Rest Doesn’t Equal Being a Couch Potato”
By: Laura Bennett
One of the best things about movies is when they hit close to home, and you feel like they’re written just for you. For Grey’s Anatomy star Sarah Drew, it was her own marriage struggle that made her sign on to her new movie, Indivisible. Continue reading “Her Marriage Struggled Off-Screen, Too: Sarah Drew, Star of ‘Indivisible’ & Grey’s Anatomy”
By: Amy Van Veen
Several times a week, our care and counselling department receives phone calls from parents whose child has just “come out” to them, either identifying as LGBT or revealing the fact that they are struggling with their attractions or sexuality. Continue reading “Responding Well When Your Child’s Sexuality Is Not What You Thought”