Computer TIP Determine a Cutoff Point for Emails We could name lots of things that get better with age but email wouldn’t be one of them. Its primary purpose is immediacy. As your messages get older, they lose immediacy and therefore their value. You might determine a cutoff point of 14, 30, or 60, days. […]
“So, what else did Jesus say?” by Gavan O’Farrell We have for some time understood the significance of “body language”—the small, unconscious actions that accompany our words. They are part of the small, incidental actions that form an important part of our communication and also reveal something of our character—our “manner”, so to speak. Since […]
by Gavan O’Farrell Introduction It seems to me that the Christian Church today is as divided as it has ever been. The denominational differences do not matter as much as they used to, but the spectrum within each large denomination is wide. Like any spectrum, each possesses what might be called an extreme right and […]
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, […]
‘Without Jesus I would still believe in God, but I doubt whether I could trust him’ – Bruce Wilson, The Human Journey
“The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and to share. When you come to look back on all that you’ve done in life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people’s lives than you will from the times that you outdid […]
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Heard this week: Two elderly ladies from an evangelical church in Melbourne have got into the habit of sitting on seats inside a supermarket, and praying for people as they pass by… Sometimes they talk to strangers, and sometimes they give out little ‘encouragement cards’ And many lives have been touched…
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THE IMPORTANCE OF A FATHERS LOVE Picture the scene: Boys and their parents gathered to discuss a “youthful indiscretion” and its consequences. I was once at such a meeting, and I was struck by the thought that what we needs perhaps more than anything else is fathers who will father. I’m the mother of two […]