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7.     You have what it takes to succeed Each of the above are listed and discussed and I for one would recommend them, but they do not go far enough in terms of a holistic Christian world view. Holistic Christian World View An holistic Christian world view must include the idea that central to lifes experiences is that of Jesus Christ who is the beginning and the end, the central focus of human endeavour and of eternal worship. Mans inner need to worship, mans inner need to recognise they ...

Photo - Tronson du Coudray art ‘Balance’ With the Childrens Royal Commission some years ago I could not help but be reminded of a previous encounter - the Sydney Morning Herald ran an opinion piece a few years ago by Anthony Achroyd titled "Catholic brand appeals Pells priority". This idea that the "brand" needs to be protected above all else interests many of us. Achroyd provides his readers with something of a history of Roman Catholicisms less than charitable moments (40 years ago I ea...

Photo  -  Ben Campbell, CEO Africa Enterprise Ben Campbell CEO Africa Enterprise and a Mission’s writer is one of the plenary speakers for the 2021 young writers conference on Saturday 11 September on the Gold Coast. Press Service International is the young writer ministry in conjunction with Christian Today which provides young people 18-30 years the opportunity to expand their horizons and be embolden by being published internationally with their own column writing ‘Comment’. In 2019...

Photo  -  Dr Mark Tronson at Gallipoli’s Lone Pine My son who lived in England for seven years. explained that in the UK, there is an equivalent of Anzac Day (April 25). It is always celebrated on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month. When the armistice was signed to end the Great War 1914-18. We in Australia call this poppy day, and organisations such as the RSL (Returned Services League) raise money by selling paper poppies, in remembrance of those that grew in Flanders where ...

Photo  -  Drive in cafe Family life engages in transporting young children in the car, or whether you like to eat mangoes or watermelon under a shady tree, or whether you just suffer during humid weather, you will probably have been reaching for the conveniently packaged "wet wipes". What did we do, in previous generations, without them? More importantly, what are we going to do in the future about their problems? Yes, I said "problems". "Fatbergs" block sewage systems Because wet-wipes are ...

Photo - Eungella, west of Mackay – a drone experience A previous article of mine on drone philosophy looked at what was happening with drones. These military un-piloted instruments of war can target and send a "kill message" to anyone, anywhere. This is poignant as yesterday 6 June was D-Day in 1944  -  the WWII Allies landing on the beaches of Normandy. Ponder what today’s technology of drones could have achieved and the lives saved. Meanwhile, in that 2013 article I noted the instant r...

Photo  -  Kiwi Rail train KiwiRail tourism videos are a must for anyone interested in viewing the magnificent landscape and beauty the length and breadth and width of New Zealand, a wonder of creation says the Footplate Padre. Last November the Railway Digest, the rail fans authority in all things trains, revealed in their International section that KiwiRail has been recommended to shut down their incredible tourist trains. In that article it detailed how a review of KiwiRail by the New Zeal...

Photo  -   Christchurch coffee My wife and our family have travelled to New Zealand innumerable times and when I read a recent NZ Herald article listing a travel destination survey, it interested me. New Zealands favourite holiday destinations for overseas visitors and the list of places that New Zealanders favour is very interesting. First  -  New Zealand missionaries Moreover, even a cursory peek is that New Zealand missionaries visit – alas also  very different places. The major New...

Photo  -  Half full  /  half empty The Daily Mail reported on a mum who had given up her job to focus on being a homemaker. The mother saved more than AUD$22,000 - after giving up basic commodities including shampoo, toothpaste and toilet paper. This thrifty mum brought her five and seven-year-old sons toys from charity shops, growing her own food - and using water and cloths instead of toilet paper. She stated: "Before I changed my lifestyle, I was spending so much cash on "green" produc...

Photo  -  Gold Coast rescue helicopter Tweed Heads and Coolangatta is not the only set of twin towns at border locations in Australia. Another set of twin towns which boasts an equally well established claim to fame is Albury Wodonga. In fact, Albury Wodonga special status as a Federal Government regional industry and commerce centre has placed it as a centre of excellence. There are a number of similarities and differences between Albury-Wodonga and that of Tweed Heads-Coolangatta. Albury l...