He says he never feels so alive as when he’s in the pulpit and if you’ve heard him preach you’ll understand. T.D. Jakes first church had 10 members and met in a storefront. Today his Potters House church in Dallas, Texas, sees over 30,000 attend its services each week, with 100,000’s more watching via television.… Continue reading Profile Interview: T.D. Jakes
While Christians have often talked about transforming the workplace, there’s been little recognition of how God can use the workplace to transform us. Dr Scott Rae is Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at Biola University, Los Angeles, and the keynote speaker at the Religion in the Public Square conference coming up in Melbourne… Continue reading How God Uses The Work Place To Transform Us
Ever since that day in the garden when Adam and Eve tried to escape the gaze of God, humans have been devising new ways to hide. From the chilling, secret headquarters of the Nazis, to the secluded gentlemen’s clubs of London, From the chapel of the Holy Grail in Spain, to the private banks of… Continue reading Secret Places, Hidden Sanctuaries
The pastor of the 30,000 strong Potter’s House church talks to Sheridan Voysey about his ministry, his theology and answers his critics.
The Gruen Transfer – Season Three Channel: ABC1 Time Slot: Wednesdays, 9.00 pm Rating: M The Gruen Transfer is one of those programs that builds its success on discussing a topic we all feel we know something about. In a world where advertising is as all-surrounding as air, there would be few people not interested in the… Continue reading TV Review: The Gruen Transfer
The Karate Kid Rating: PG Distributor: Sony Release Date: July 8, 2010 12 year old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) was enjoying the height of popularity in Michigan before his mother’s latest career move landed them in Beijing China. The African-American boy struggles to fit in but finds a friend in Chinese girl Mei Ying. However the class bully… Continue reading TV & Film Review: Karate Kid
The world that today’s teenage boys know, is vastly different from the one their parents grew up in. Immersed in consumer culture and the cyber-world, boys are being exposed to more intense marketing, violence, and sexual imagery than ever before. And they’re suffering for it. Mental health issues, body image problems, cyber bullying, gang violence… Continue reading Maggie Hamilton – What’s Happening To Our Boys?
There are many reasons why not everyone can have children. Some of these reasons are social, such as not having a partner, while for others it may be the result of many heartbreaking years of disappointments, miscarriages and failed fertility treatments. An Inconceivable Truth by Justine Davies explores the stories of those who are childless,… Continue reading Dealing with the Disappointment of Infertility
Worship Leader and Singer Songwriter of well known songs like Here I Am to Worship and Beautiful One.
Gemma Sisia started a new school in the East African nation of Tanzania. It opened it’s doors in 2002 with 3 students. Today it’s changing the lives of 1000 of Tanzania’s poorest children.
Maggie Hamilton – Researcher and social commentator Maggie Hamilton is the author of What’s Happening to Our Boys. She talks about how our media-driven, consumer culture is affecting young boys leading to aggression, anxiety and body image problems.
Katrina shares her journey with a young child in her blog From The Mouths of Babes.
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