By: Emily Bemmer
We’ve all had times we know we ought to say something, but we don’t, because it feels anxiety provoking, or we don’t know where to start! Continue reading “Five Tips for Difficult Conversations”
Five Tips for Difficult Conversations
Why Repetition is a Powerful Tool for Marketers, Teachers and Leaders
By: Michael McQueen
If you have ever found yourself believing that humans only use 10 percent of their brain, that vitamin C cures a cold or that eating carrots improves eyesight, you have experienced the persuasive impact of repetition.[1] Continue reading “Why Repetition is a Powerful Tool for Marketers, Teachers and Leaders”
In a Diverse Cultural Landscape, Our Communication May Need to Slow Down
By: McCrindle
Between shorter attention spans and more diverse communities, communication isn’t getting easier. Continue reading “In a Diverse Cultural Landscape, Our Communication May Need to Slow Down”
Breaking Language Barriers: New Tech Giving Real-Time Translations
By: Sam Robinson
Communication might be about to get a whole lot easier with a new piece of tech allowing translation in real-time. Continue reading “Breaking Language Barriers: New Tech Giving Real-Time Translations”
Switchfoot’s Tim Foreman Says Opposition is an Opportunity to Grow
By: Laura Bennett
Switchfoot’s new album Interrobang was produced by a staunch atheist. That may seem like a pretty mundane fact to point out, given people of different faith backgrounds work together all the time, but in this case it meant the band’s album was completely infused with the philosophies their new music is trying to convey. Continue reading “Switchfoot’s Tim Foreman Says Opposition is an Opportunity to Grow”
A Refreshing Conversation Between an Atheist and Christian
By: Robert Martin
There is little doubt that the question of the reality of God is a question which polarises and divides. Why is there such passionate disagreement? Does what we believe even matter? Would it be better people simply stopped bringing it up? Continue reading “A Refreshing Conversation Between an Atheist and Christian”
Four Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who is Hurting
Once when I was young and I had a position of responsibility of a church, I was called to the hospital bedside of one of the members who had been run over by a truck earlier that day. He had suffered extremely serious injuries and he was lucky to be alive. Continue reading “Four Things You Should Never Say to Someone Who is Hurting”
Hillsong’s Robert Fergusson on How to Let God Speak Through Your Life Story
By: Laura Bennett
Storytelling is one the oldest forms of communication there is. From ancient oral histories that inform cultural identities to the narratives of the Bible that form the backbone to our Christian faith, stories are a powerful conduit for meaning and belief. Continue reading “Hillsong’s Robert Fergusson on How to Let God Speak Through Your Life Story”
What to Do When Parents and Grandparents Disagree
In Australia, two-thirds of parents are both working and raising young children. And many of those families are turning to grandparents to fill the vital role as carers for their kids. Continue reading “What to Do When Parents and Grandparents Disagree”
Sometimes You Must Tell Your Heart to Beat Again
By: Sheridan Voysey
I recently heard a fascinating story about a heart surgeon. At the end of one operation, he returned his patient’s heart back into the chest and began gently massaging it back to life. But the heart wouldn’t restart. Continue reading “Sometimes You Must Tell Your Heart to Beat Again”