Six Ways to Recognise God’s Guidance
By Malcolm Dunjey. Today, perhaps more than ever, people are asking, ‘what does God want me to do now?’ The future may appear uncertain to many, considering current events but my lifetime of experiencing God’s guidance has taught me how to recognise His voice in the wilderness. At God’s direction we have experienced dramatic and overwhelming changes to our lives. First, we married and that’s one of the biggest steps of faith you...
How can my church serve our local community?
The next funding round of Baptist Care SA’s Collaborative Community Projects is currently open, with applications due July 12, 2021. Every believer has received grace gifts, so use them to serve one another as faithful stewards of the many-colored tapestry of God’s grace. 1 Peter 4:10 Throughout his life, Jesus was committed to overcoming injustice and empowering people experiencing disadvantage, including; people with...
3 Tips for Dealing with Disillusionment
Article by Melanie J Saward With such eagerness, we all waved goodbye to 2020 and invited the ‘fresh start’ that 2021 promised…But as time passes, and the familiar sounds of a Test Match on TV fill the room with some semblance of normality, there’s an unspoken sense of uncertainty, as every news break could announce the next COVID19 lockdown. Of course, we have fared much better than many abroad. And in some ways, we have been rather...
Give your life a Spring clean
Article by Carey Hauri. As the cold gives way to the warmth of Spring we get the urge to open our doors and windows and sweep out the cobwebs and clutter of Winter. Life coach Carey Hauri invites us to do the same with our lives. In our busy, demanding daily lives, there is often little time left for rest, reflection and refreshment. The result? We feel tired, drained, stressed and anxious. Our spiritual, physical and mental...
Faith and politics: Christian voices in the public square
Article by Tim Hein. I am an ordained Minister of the Word in the Uniting Church in Australia. I am also the Elected Councillor in local government, at the City of Mitcham in South Australia. I was asked recently how I justify my two positions in light of the doctrine of the separation of church and state. How can I be both an ordained Minister, and an elected representative in Local Government? It’s a fair question, and goes to the...
The power of mentoring: when friendship snowballs into community
Article by Linda Jordan. For many years now the question of what can and should be done for globally displaced people has been asked and largely unanswered. The causes of displacement are complex. But whose responsibility is it to do something for these people? Is it ours? And what can we do anyway? No single one of us is ever going to solve the problem. But we are certainly not powerless. Georgie Tucker, a young occupational...
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