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There are now four ‘mission’ writers on the Press Service International team being published in Christian Today. Last year the CT editor asked me to add to the quiver of young writer articles, a fresh genre, Mission articles. Since then, the mission writing team has grown to four – all published in Christian Today. The mission writing team Ben Campbell Ben Campbell from Sydney is the CEO of Africa Enterprise. He or a team member provides fortnightly articles with photographs mission artic...

Photo  -  Morning sunrise is like a fresh start, like conversion to Jesus Christ  Any number of my readers have rejoiced in the Lord to have been directly or indirectly involved in witnessing quite a number of young people acknowledge Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, in other words they have become Christians, followers of Jesus. They have made these very personal decisions from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and speak of how the Lord guided them individually through this or th...

Photo - Kelly Thompson a new sport writer, Melbourne The Australian young writers program was initiated way back in 2009 when Christian Today editor David Chang and Australian cricket chaplain Dr Mark Tronson put their heads together.  In 2008 Mark Tronson was invited by then editor Szelang Chan to commence a daily column and a year later new editor David Chang suggested adding a daily sport article. Too much, but five young people writing sport was adopted. This worked so well, that by the e...

Walter Chalmers Smith 1824-1908 penned the famous hymn "Immortal Invisible, God only wise" but few know that his second stanzas first two words were quoted by Adolf Hitler in his description of the game of cricket. Very few people know that Adolph Hitler played cricket when recuperating from injury at the end of WWI (there were British POWs nearby). He was recuperating from being gassed and would walk across the the British POW camp and watch the cricket matches. Having done this for some time,...

Photo  -  Basil Sellers and John Hackwell cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Basil Sellers Art Centre in Moruya 2002 This is no longer a surprise – some years ago the Sydney Morning Herald reported that public schools did better than private school students in the HSC.  Even in my own experience and as a parent of now four adult children and a grand parent, a life time of interest in education and policy matters, the overwhelming input into a childs education are the parents. This h...

Photo  -  Delma Tronson with her parents, the late Darrell and Dorren Hunziker in Maclean 1978 Many people, old and young have hearing issues. I’m reliably told that those with hearing impairments ‘can hear’ when offered a raise by the boss. And young women who are hoping against hope ‘can hear’ when their beloved opens the engagement ring box while on bended knee. Another of my "Dad jokes" is that I have at times trouble talking (due to a longstanding stutter) and my wife, Delma, ...

Photo - Rev Peter Nelson, ret AIS Chaplain, Well-Being Australian Board Member This is my 44th year in Christian ministry and its remarkable to look back and rejoice in what the Lord has done in ones lifes ministry. In the midst of this have been some amazing people who have been mentors. This is a tribute to one of these, the late Reverend Roger Reid. Roger loved Delma and me in our early years in Christian ministry and it was his wisdom that saw the development and growth of the sports mini...

Photo - Laguna Quays Respite – Whitsundays Within the orbit of Well-Being Australia are three respite facilities for missionaries, home mission, chaplains, pastors, church professional personnel… The Whitsundays Laguna Quays Respite Aldinga Beach Retreat – 1 hour south of Adelaide Greens Beach, Bass Straight, TAS These mission respite facilities has provided many mission families / couples and chaplains - a much deserved rest and recuperation. This is a two 2 min video is of the Whitsun...

Photo  -  Fred and Carol Schaeffer and family Fred Schaeffer writes - My hard drinking, shrewd father, thrust me into my own business at age nine as a paperboy in the violent streets of Chicago. I was soon immersed into a neighbourhood gang and began mastering fighting and gambling. Fortunately, I was plucked from the street scene by responding to Christ. Jesus, the truth, led me out of the ghetto. My “friends” wondered how I could make more money working than they could stealing and sti...

And what is this experience that most churches encounter. In a word, fed up! (two words sorry).  The facts are pretty clear and the test is at grass roots level. It relates to men. These fellows have grown up in the life of the local church. They became a Christian during their teenage years. Well versed in the Word. A handsome giver to the finances and mission needs. More than likely a bit of a leader, well at least hes always around and hes solid. One day he walked. He was fed up – there w...