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‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

The world is like a ride in an amusement park

“The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think it’s real because that’s how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and it’s very brightly coloured and it’s very loud and […]

The Elephant on My Seesaw (Depression)

January 27, 2006 The Elephant on My Seesaw Poised solemnly on the front porch Peter stared across at the silent Australian bush knowing that the early dawn stillness would soon be shattered by the raucous laughter of Kookaburras defending their domain. This would be the last time he would hear them. The crackling noise from […]

Justice and Courage

The inscription on the tombstone of assassinated U.S. Presidential hopeful and brother of assassinated President J F Kennedy, Senator Bobby Kennedy: “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes […]

Health Warning

Cancer News from Johns Hopkins: 1–No plastic containers in micro. 2–No water bottles in freezer. 3–No plastic wrap in microwave. Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells […]

A Child of God’s Declaration of Self Esteem

A child of God’s Declaration of Self Esteem I am a child of God. I am a good person. I am made in God’s image. I am intelligent. Today I will put all negativity behind me. I am loved. Today I will rejoice in my abilities. I have many talents. God loves me. Today I […]

A Golden moment in a busy checkout lane

By William McInnes January 14, 2006 HE WAS a young man, aged no more than his late teens. He looked a little nervous, his hands running through the pockets of his tracksuit pants and then darting up and scratching his nose, before roaming through his long hair and then back down to fidget in his […]

The Brick Testament

The glory of the Old and New Testament is recreated entirely in Lego’s, those irresistibly simple little colored blocks of plastic that are, supposedly, child’s play. From the Tower of Babel to the Trial of Jesus, scene after scene is played out in series of 3-D story boards. http://www.thereverend.com/brick_testament/

Our Deepest Fear

Our Deepest Fear Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are […]

14 Ways to Be Successful

(~) 14 Ways to Be a Success in Life! 1. Compliment three people everyday. 2. Watch a sunrise at least once a year. 3. Be the first to say hello. 4. Live beneath your means. 5. Treat everyone like you would want to be treated. 6. Never give up on anybody; miracles happen. 7. Never […]

Criticism

If you are a Christian, you can expect folks to criticize, but you ought to live so nobody will believe them. –author unknown–