By: Mike Crooks
Louisa Hope knows more than most about hardship and pain. Continue reading “10 Years After the Lindt Cafe Siege: Louisa Hope Still Giving Back”
10 Years After the Lindt Cafe Siege: Louisa Hope Still Giving Back
The Fear of Death, and the Death of Fear
By: Stephen McAlpine
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. (Heb 2:14-15) Continue reading “The Fear of Death, and the Death of Fear”
Missionaries Murdered: “My Heart is Broken”
By: Mike Crooks
Loved ones are grieving after the shooting deaths of three missionaries in Haiti, including a young couple. Continue reading “Missionaries Murdered: “My Heart is Broken””
Vale Mandisa: Thank You for the Music
By: Joni Boyd
Warning: The following article contains content that some readers may find distressing. If you need support, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.au.
The Christian music scene was devastated by the news of Mandisa’s death last week.
30 Years After Rwandan Genocide: Emmanuel’s Story of Hope
By: CMAA
As the international community remembers 30 years since the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Compassion staff member and genocide survivor Emmanuel is sharing his story of hope. Continue reading “30 Years After Rwandan Genocide: Emmanuel’s Story of Hope”
A Christian Response to Suicide: Learning from the Past
By: Brian Harris
I’m taking today’s blog in a somewhat different direction, and a bit of a warning is appropriate. Continue reading “A Christian Response to Suicide: Learning from the Past”
How Remembrance Day and WW2 Gave Me Moral Clarity about Israel/Hamas War
By: Akos Balogh
Our social media feeds and televisions are filled with pictures of dead and dying Palestinian children. Continue reading “How Remembrance Day and WW2 Gave Me Moral Clarity about Israel/Hamas War”
How Death-Anxiety Impacts on Mental Health, and How to Live Life to the Full
By: Michelle Nortje
“Death, however, does itch. It itches all the time. It is always with us, scratching at some inner door. Mirroring, softly, barely audibly, just under the membrane of consciousness. Hidden in disguise, leaking out in a variety of symptoms. It is the wellspring of many of our worries, stresses, and conflicts” Continue reading “How Death-Anxiety Impacts on Mental Health, and How to Live Life to the Full”
When Death Starts to Take Our Friends
By: Stephen McAlpine
So you reach an age when your friends all start to die. Continue reading “When Death Starts to Take Our Friends”
The ‘Theology of The Skull’ in Euthanasia Laws
By: Stephen McAlpine
“They came to a place called Golgotha (which means ‘the place of the skull’).” ~ Matthew 27:33
Continue reading “The ‘Theology of The Skull’ in Euthanasia Laws”