Your Passion is a Signpost to Your Purpose
By Wendy Rush. It’s so easy to live your life totally in line with other people’s expectations to the point where you lose touch with who you really are. If you’re doing the job you’re doing because it makes your parents proud; if you’re running from here to there to make sure your children get to sport, music, and sleep overs; if you’re careful about your weight, wardrobe and general appearance because you want the world to see you...
Shalom When the Power Goes Out
By Will Small. Every morning, shortly after I force myself out of bed, I drink a cup of brown-gold goodness, extracted from hot water passing through ground-up grains that were roasted beans seconds ago, and the seeds of a bitter cherry at some point in the past. I pour velvety textured milk on top at the perfect temperature to maintain flavour and sweetness, and my heart leaps to life again. That’s an excessive (and obsessive)...
Why we advocated for Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
By Rob Buckingham. A few years ago Christie and I got to know Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, two of the Bali Nine. We weren’t looking for something else to do. We were actually taking a few days in Bali to rest after a particularly busy and stressful time. While we were there we met up with some old friends who told us about the work they were doing inside Kerobokan Prison. They asked if we would like to join them in the jail for...
The Most Priceless Gift of All
In a world where we are conditioned to focus on ‘Self’, Heather Packett reminds us that life is really all about ‘Us’. I remember as a child hearing the words ‘It’s better to give than to receive’ and thinking it was a load of hogwash. As a child, there was no better time than Christmas, when those presents would be loaded up under the tree over a few weeks – all different shapes, sizes and weights, each one bearing a surprise for the...
Matthew Glaetzer: on track for success
By Wendy Rush When 22 year old South Australian Matthew (Matt) Glaetzer was young he would build BMX jumps along a river near his house. As a child he dreamed of becoming a professional athlete and tried a variety of sports including soccer, basketball and pole vaulting, but it wasn’t until he was sixteen years old that he began to develop a serious interest in cycling. “I have been riding for six years now and came to the sport...
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