Being Both Inclusive and Exclusive Our society is focusing on being inclusive. Australia is a nation which has learnt to cope with differences and even welcomes them. We have learnt to be much more inclusive than we used to be.
THE NEED TO PRAY When we know there are many confusing opinions about what constitutes progress within our society, it is good to know that “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” (1 Cor 14:33). We may
Being Set Free To maintain their grip on power, gambling lobby groups, such as ClubsNSW, try to get the support of state governments especially at election times. They want to ensure that the billions of dollars which might be spent
The Voice of the Lord It is hard to hear the Voice of the Lord when so many other voices from Christians, politicians, media, and the general public demand our attention. They are often conflicting voices. We need to hear
God is at Work Flashes of light are shining out of the darkness in the world around us. God is at work in many different ways, ways which we might not expect or anticipate. One such way was when the
THE DESIRE TO BELONG The desire to belong to something or someone affects us all in different ways. Belonging is so pivotal. We all need it to thrive. We should not be surprised because the Lord created us with a
BEING PROUD There are good reasons for people to be proud. It is so easy to think about pride coming before a fall’ (Pb 16:18) We want to be able to say to our children “I’m proud of you” or
A COMMUNITY OF LOVE Australia is regarded, by some, as an effective multicultural nation. Many challenges come in our nation as different ethnic communities will, and should, try to maintain their own traditional and historic customs. The first nation communities
WELCOME BACK TO OUR FIRST FULL BULLETIN FOR THE YEAR CHALLENGED BY A VOICE Over the last 200 years much has been done to provide for Aborigines but there has never been an official Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Provision has
This is an abridged version of the National 24 Hour Prayer Watch due to us being in the annual holiday season. The full bulletin will return next Thursday 2nd February 2023 * On any given night, more than 200 children,
