Content Provision for Member Stations
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”
By: Laura Bennett
Our relationships to family and friends have been tested in 2020. In the year’s upheaval there have been times of appreciation for the extra moments we get to share together, and no doubt times when the confinement has taken its toll. Continue reading “A New Baby and a New EP for Artist Ayiesha Woods”
By: Laura Bennett
At this stage of the fight, the daily habits you’ve formed during the pandemic are pretty well embedded. Whether it’s wearing your PJs to the home office, or finally having time for that morning walk in your routine, seven months in we’ve got some engrained behaviours. Continue reading “‘Iso Habits’ – How to Keep the Good and Ditch the Bad”
By: Katrina Roe
“Boys on the school bus showed my nine-year-old son pornographic videos. He came home crying.”
“My little girl came home from school terrified. Her teacher told her that she can be a boy or a girl. She wants me to take her to the doctor to find out if she is a girl or a boy. She is six years old.”
“My 15-year-old daughter has decided that she is transgender and wants to be a boy.”
If these sound familiar to you, you’re not alone. Continue reading “Christian Sexologist Dr Pat Helps Parents Tackle Tough Sex Talks With Their Kids”
By: Laura Bennett
“Our time at Hillsong NYC has come to an end. This has been a hard ending to what has been the most amazing, impacting and special chapter of…” Continue reading “How Could This Happen Again? Reflection on Hillsong’s Carl Lentz ‘Fall From Grace’”
By: Laura Bennett
It may be slim pickings at the cinema this year but, if you can pull yourself away from your blockbuster cravings, smaller movies like Australian production Rams are deserving of a bit of the limelight. Continue reading “Western Australian Sheep Farming Life the Feature of ‘Rams’ Remake [Movie Review]”
By: Laura Bennett
While the impact of this year has played out in unique way for all of us, one thing it has exposed universally is our capacity for change and how we handle the compounded crises and constant reminders that we are not in control. Continue reading ““It Just Feels Like It’s Been Piled On” – American Musician on Handling the Trauma of 2020”
By: Laura Bennett
How do we get our young people to put down their phones and start reading again? Continue reading “Get Your Teen Reading Again With New Sci-Fi Series About Choosing to Fit In or Do What’s Right”
By: Hope Media
The COVID-19 edition of Baptist World Aid Australia’s (BWAA) annual Ethical Fashion Report revealed that more than 70 per cent of companies assessed in 2020 could demonstrate that they had taken at least some deliberate positive actions to support vulnerable garment workers through the global pandemic. Continue reading “2020 COVID Fashion Report – Does Your Favourite Brand Make the Grade?”
By: Laura Bennett
The Christian faith is a fickle thing. In believing in God and accepting Jesus as His son, our key life aim is to live as Jesus did: in perfect relationship with God, and with a divine love for humanity. But that’s impossible. You’ve probably already messed it up five times this morning and that’s OK because you can continually choose to correct it. Continue reading “You Can’t Be a Perfect Christian and That’s OK”