Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
There are a lot of things we can learn from YouTube. Since it was launched in 2005 it has become the world’s second-biggest search engine behind Google with more than 2.7 billion users every month. If we want to learn how to sew on a button, change a tap washer, or even restore a tractor,... Continue Reading →
One way some people organise themselves in our busy world, or they organise others, is to use ‘To-Do’ lists. These are lists in which people detail all the things that need to get done in a certain time frame. People might make these lists in the order that things need to be accomplished, in order... Continue Reading →
Australia is a big country. Anyone who has looked at a map of the world will notice the land down under, situated between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, occupying a significant portion of the face of the earth. We are comparable to the sizes of Europe and the USA, and while we are smaller than... Continue Reading →
Whenever we look at another person or a group of people, we can see them in different ways. For example, we might see a group of supporters for a sporting team in a positive way, such as people who share our passion for a sport or club, or more negatively, even maybe as the enemy,... Continue Reading →
Earlier this year people from our congregation at Gnadenfrei partnered with others along Seppeltsfield Road to be part of Clean Up Australia Day. Teams of people spent a Sunday afternoon walking along the roads around Marananga picking up rubbish that they found lying on the side of the road and disposing of it. How much... Continue Reading →
Every week Australians spend millions of dollars on lottery tickets. Their hope is that they will pick the winning numbers and take home the first prize of many millions of dollars. Have you ever thought about what you would do if you won that amount of money? Would you pay off the mortgage, travel the... Continue Reading →
People can fall asleep in some pretty strange places. For example, when I was at university, sometimes I dozed through my lectures. In more recent years, after becoming a dad, I reckon can fall asleep just about anywhere. I’ve also seen people sleeping on public transport, in movies, or even during a sermon on more... Continue Reading →
When people shop at the supermarket, we can choose products for a range of reasons. We might look for the least expensive items, products that are made in Australia or from fair trade companies, the best value, or maybe better-quality products no matter what the cost. Could you imagine shopping at a supermarket and only... Continue Reading →
The world is full of amazing and beautiful places to visit. They might be close by, such as around Adelaide or our state of South Australia, or they might be further away in foreign countries such as south-east Asia, Europe, or the United States of America. While we might enjoy visiting other places, getting there... Continue Reading →
Next weekend, the second weekend in June, will be a long weekend for most Australians to celebrate the birthday of King Charles III. Whatever our thoughts might be about the monarchy, most of us will probably be happy about the public holiday as it gives us an extra day to relax and do something enjoyable... Continue Reading →
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