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Parental love
Written several years ago while watching a family interact in a busy airport terminal. Parental love is firm. It rebukes and confronts in spite of personal discomfort. It rebukes again. Parental love is patient. It explains that which should be obvious. And then it explains again. Parental love is gracious. It forgives the failure that bespeaks hopeless stupidity. And it forgives again. Parental love is understanding. It stoops to soothe the irrational fear. It bothers
Religion in Australia: Statistics
Here are some interesting religion statistics. According to the ABS 2006 census: About 13 million or 64% of Australians called themselves "Christian." However, only about 7.5% attend any church services weekly (NCLS Research 2004). The main denominations continue to decline slowly, while 19% of Australians claimed "no religion." Another two million did not state or adequately describe their religion. Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, and other religions are still minorities but have also grown due to increased
The making of a missionary
Many years ago I read Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret (Dr and Mrs Howard Taylor, Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, 1989) It was just what I needed. It was full of treasured stories and letters and mostly focused on the events in his life when he learnt several important spiritual lessons. These lessons were to be significant as they resulted in much work being done in China to bring people to Christ. It was a book
Three headlines
"Puppy nips toddler" "Dog bites kid" "Canine savages boy" One message. Three headlines. The power of headlines Have you ever considered the power of a headline? It sets the tone for everything you're about to read. But every story has three headlines. One that attempts to be objective and straightforward and two that try to influence you—either positively or negatively. Are you skilled to recognise which one you're reading? Do you recognise the slant?